Unisex name · since 1892
Robie
1,176 babies named Robie in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,176
- born since 1892
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,176 boys have been named Robie since 1892, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Robie has 1,176 recorded births among boys since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2011.
- #4,644 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,176 born since 1892
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robie ranks #4,644 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,176 born since 1892, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,176
- born since 1892
- 1960s
- peak decade
Robie's 1,176 recorded births place it above 89.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Robie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Robie's full recorded timeline at 1957, 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 1892, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Robie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2011
- Peak year (1963)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Robie popularity over time - girls
642 total births recorded since 1897 (Robie as girls' name)
Robie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (280 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Robie's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Robie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 83
1910s
83 births
- 1920s
1920s
128 births
- 1930s 98
1930s
98 births
- 1940s 86
1940s
86 births
- 1950s
1950s
141 births
- 1960s
1960s
280 births
- 1970s
1970s
172 births
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 280 births (24% of all-time use).
How Robie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Robie's total volume
Robie by state
Where Robie concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 0.6% |
17 of 1,176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Robie's data
- Robie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Robies (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Robie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1892–2011 (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 Robie 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.