Boys' name · since 1917
Rober
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 414 babies named Rober, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 414
- born since 1917
- 1980s
- peak decade
414 boys have been named Rober since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rober recorded 414 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1995.
- #8,842 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 414 born since 1917
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rober ranks #8,842 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1917, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 414
- born since 1917
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rober's 414 recorded births place it above 80.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rober's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rober's full recorded timeline at 1967, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rober popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1995
- Peak year (1984)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Rober by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (106 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Rober's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rober births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s
1950s
67 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 106 births (26% of all-time use).
Rober by state
Where Rober concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 2.4% |
10 of 414 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rober's data
- Rober's decade-level peak was the 1980s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Robers (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rober: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~78 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rober draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.