Robey — boys' name
139 babies named Robey in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
32% of everyone ever named Robey was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Robey in 1929 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Robey
The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Robey between 1912 and 1982, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Robey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Robey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Robey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Robey 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 139 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.
Robey at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Robey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1912
- Peak year (1929)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1982.
139 total births across 71 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1929 with 12 births in a single year.
Robey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 44 births that decade — 32% of Robey's all-time total
Robey decade highlights
- Peak decade 44 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Robey's strongest decade
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
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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, 1912–1982 (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.