Recorded 1897–1974 Girls' name Peak 1920 590 births

Robena — girls' name

590 babies named Robena in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s121900s281910s1541920s1711930s821940s711950s341960s331970s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Robena was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

29 babies were named Robena in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robena

The Social Security Administration has registered 590 babies named Robena between 1897 and 1974, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Robena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Robena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 97 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Robena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 590 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Robena at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

590

Since 1897

78 years of records

Peak year

1920

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1897

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1974

Robena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1897

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1920)
29
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Robena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
171 births that decade — 29% of Robena's all-time total
1890s121900s281910s1541920s1711930s821940s711950s341960s331970s5

Robena by state

Where Robena concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Robena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
97 16.4%
North Carolina share of Robena's total US births 16.4%

97 of 590 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robena?
590 babies have been named Robena since 1897. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1920 with 29 births.
When was Robena most popular?
Robena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Robena most popular?
The top states for the name Robena are North Carolina (97 births).
How long has the name Robena been used?
Robena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 78 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Robena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Robin, Roberta, Robyn, Robbie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1897–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.