Robin
Robin is given to both girls and boys: 400 girls and 382 boys were given it in 2025 (#704 among girls’ names and #705 among boys’, #825 among all names counting both); 338,913 Americans have been recorded with it since 1881 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026). Girls have outnumbered boys among babies named Robin every year since 1940.
An estimated 288,000 Americans named Robin and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (85% of everyone recorded); the median is 62 years old and half are between 53 and 67.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Robin by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Robin mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Robin is “a female given name from the Germanic languages, also associated with the bird robin.”
Also “a male given name from the Romance languages or the Germanic languages.”
(masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert.
(feminine given name): From the bird, robin, or from Germanic.
/ˈɹɑbɪn/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Robin?
#704 among girls’ names, 2025
Robin rose from #1,029 in 2015 to #704 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 0.15 to 0.25 per 1,000.
17,505 babies in 1961, the peak
Robin peaked in 1961, when 17,505 babies were given it (15,653 girls, #27 among girls’ names). The 782 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 4% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 400 | #704 | 382 | #705 |
| 2024 | 352 | #800 | 315 | #799 |
| 2023 | 358 | #788 | 322 | #786 |
| 2022 | 324 | #860 | 318 | #795 |
| 2021 | 291 | #918 | 256 | #900 |
| 2020 | 293 | #901 | 259 | #874 |
| 2019 | 262 | #986 | 257 | #864 |
| 2018 | 271 | #978 | 203 | #1,017 |
| 2017 | 256 | #1,014 | 202 | #1,005 |
| 2016 | 239 | #1,086 | 172 | #1,129 |
Every recorded year (132)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 260 | #1,029 | 214 | #971 |
| 2014 | 226 | #1,123 | 192 | #1,045 |
| 2013 | 190 | #1,258 | 157 | #1,154 |
| 2012 | 175 | #1,345 | 104 | #1,538 |
| 2011 | 146 | #1,518 | 101 | #1,563 |
| 2010 | 158 | #1,441 | 108 | #1,514 |
| 2009 | 178 | #1,347 | 93 | #1,694 |
| 2008 | 188 | #1,319 | 119 | #1,422 |
| 2007 | 214 | #1,188 | 130 | #1,322 |
| 2006 | 226 | #1,109 | 120 | #1,359 |
| 2005 | 214 | #1,107 | 130 | #1,221 |
| 2004 | 253 | #954 | 133 | #1,174 |
| 2003 | 255 | #924 | 112 | #1,274 |
| 2002 | 271 | #851 | 122 | #1,164 |
| 2001 | 359 | #696 | 132 | #1,086 |
| 2000 | 423 | #598 | 136 | #1,056 |
| 1999 | 462 | #547 | 158 | #926 |
| 1998 | 496 | #512 | 158 | #911 |
| 1997 | 596 | #430 | 176 | #825 |
| 1996 | 719 | #375 | 178 | #807 |
| 1995 | 727 | #360 | 225 | #705 |
| 1994 | 799 | #334 | 230 | #685 |
| 1993 | 998 | #279 | 296 | #600 |
| 1992 | 1,056 | #264 | 300 | #592 |
| 1991 | 1,233 | #231 | 306 | #577 |
| 1990 | 1,415 | #201 | 282 | #593 |
| 1989 | 1,800 | #160 | 324 | #537 |
| 1988 | 1,765 | #161 | 326 | #511 |
| 1987 | 1,911 | #145 | 304 | #516 |
| 1986 | 2,266 | #122 | 354 | #462 |
| 1985 | 2,012 | #147 | 371 | #443 |
| 1984 | 2,111 | #139 | 435 | #392 |
| 1983 | 2,386 | #127 | 412 | #402 |
| 1982 | 2,769 | #108 | 407 | #413 |
| 1981 | 2,867 | #102 | 456 | #376 |
| 1980 | 2,807 | #109 | 443 | #388 |
| 1979 | 3,209 | #95 | 499 | #352 |
| 1978 | 3,440 | #89 | 387 | #393 |
| 1977 | 3,428 | #84 | 368 | #410 |
| 1976 | 3,623 | #75 | 394 | #391 |
| 1975 | 4,328 | #65 | 409 | #387 |
| 1974 | 4,525 | #63 | 425 | #371 |
| 1973 | 4,804 | #60 | 398 | #389 |
| 1972 | 5,369 | #55 | 517 | #340 |
| 1971 | 6,213 | #51 | 562 | #331 |
| 1970 | 7,004 | #51 | 612 | #319 |
| 1969 | 7,501 | #46 | 521 | #346 |
| 1968 | 8,180 | #43 | 595 | #309 |
| 1967 | 7,696 | #45 | 630 | #289 |
| 1966 | 9,440 | #42 | 853 | #245 |
| 1965 | 11,995 | #33 | 916 | #246 |
| 1964 | 14,328 | #27 | 1,159 | #222 |
| 1963 | 14,435 | #25 | 1,357 | #209 |
| 1962 | 15,128 | #25 | 1,533 | #197 |
| 1961 | 15,653 | #27 | 1,852 | #169 |
| 1960 | 13,971 | #33 | 1,432 | #200 |
| 1959 | 12,854 | #32 | 1,527 | #194 |
| 1958 | 11,548 | #32 | 1,446 | #193 |
| 1957 | 12,579 | #30 | 1,867 | #168 |
| 1956 | 11,621 | #29 | 2,247 | #143 |
| 1955 | 10,217 | #33 | 1,841 | #158 |
| 1954 | 9,044 | #41 | 1,792 | #160 |
| 1953 | 6,037 | #66 | 1,725 | #160 |
| 1952 | 3,641 | #102 | 1,086 | #204 |
| 1951 | 2,891 | #122 | 957 | #207 |
| 1950 | 1,991 | #149 | 737 | #248 |
| 1949 | 1,281 | #210 | 657 | #252 |
| 1948 | 1,095 | #221 | 572 | #282 |
| 1947 | 936 | #245 | 564 | #290 |
| 1946 | 773 | #259 | 429 | #312 |
| 1945 | 621 | #279 | 293 | #348 |
| 1944 | 375 | #358 | 268 | #368 |
| 1943 | 333 | #403 | 237 | #401 |
| 1942 | 310 | #408 | 257 | #381 |
| 1941 | 239 | #444 | 208 | #405 |
| 1940 | 206 | #468 | 200 | #408 |
| 1939 | 131 | #586 | 166 | #444 |
| 1938 | 104 | #676 | 125 | #520 |
| 1937 | 80 | #766 | 93 | #602 |
| 1936 | 69 | #814 | 80 | #659 |
| 1935 | 65 | #860 | 91 | #616 |
| 1934 | 65 | #853 | 96 | #604 |
| 1933 | 58 | #892 | 69 | #739 |
| 1932 | 58 | #930 | 68 | #768 |
| 1931 | 37 | #1,193 | 60 | #812 |
| 1930 | 50 | #1,050 | 71 | #764 |
| 1929 | 46 | #1,091 | 60 | #853 |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,282 | 54 | #924 |
| 1927 | 38 | #1,297 | 57 | #909 |
| 1926 | 19 | #2,061 | 63 | #839 |
| 1925 | 42 | #1,209 | 47 | #1,007 |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,561 | 42 | #1,115 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,772 | 36 | #1,208 |
| 1922 | 33 | #1,426 | 37 | #1,192 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,484 | 38 | #1,175 |
| 1920 | 20 | #2,004 | 46 | #1,032 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,745 | 32 | #1,259 |
| 1918 | 19 | #2,019 | 20 | #1,755 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,843 | 33 | #1,198 |
| 1916 | 6 | #4,313 | 27 | #1,328 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,945 | 27 | #1,299 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,540 | 26 | #1,150 |
| 1913 | 10 | #2,136 | 11 | #1,781 |
| 1912 | 8 | #2,317 | 18 | #1,131 |
| 1911 | under 5 | 8 | #1,364 | |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,360 | under 5 | |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,490 | 7 | #1,251 |
| 1908 | under 5 | 5 | #1,553 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 6 | #1,313 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 6 | #1,225 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 5 | #1,387 | |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,826 | 6 | #1,178 |
| 1903 | under 5 | 5 | #1,273 | |
| 1901 | under 5 | 5 | #1,184 | |
| 1899 | under 5 | 5 | #1,176 | |
| 1898 | under 5 | 6 | #1,098 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 6 | #1,078 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 8 | #817 | |
| 1889 | under 5 | 6 | #955 | |
| 1888 | under 5 | 6 | #1,013 | |
| 1887 | under 5 | 5 | #1,041 | |
| 1881 | under 5 | 5 | #978 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Robin a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 338,913 Americans recorded as Robin, 86% are girls and 14% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Robin: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Robin, and how old are they?
288,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 85% of the 338,913 Americans ever recorded as Robin. The median Robin alive today is 62 years old; half are between 53 and 67.
The 2020 Census counted 284,371 people named Robin (246,306 women and girls, 38,065 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 299,007 born in the U.S. The Census count is 5% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 1,950 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 149,000 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 93,400 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 30,900 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 6,560 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 6,930 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Robin born?
The states with the most babies named Robin are California, New York and Ohio, with 24% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 33,204 | #641 | 1.0× |
| New York | 28,283 | #752 | 1.0× |
| Ohio | 19,484 | #557 | 1.1× |
| Pennsylvania | 19,091 | #1,208 | 1.0× |
| Texas | 15,607 | #629 | 0.7× |
| Illinois | 14,806 | #996 | 0.8× |
| Michigan | 14,728 | #681 | 1.0× |
| North Carolina | 10,950 | #892 | 1.2× |
| Florida | 10,469 | #991 | 1.1× |
| New Jersey | 10,421 | #1,015 | 1.0× |
Where Robin is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Robin is most over-represented in Maryland: since 1910 it was given 1.3 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Robin with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 7 names spelled alike, given to 416,794 babies since 1880, Robin is the most given (81% of them). In 2025 it was given to 782 of their 949 babies (82%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Robin
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
| Name | Recorded | 1880-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Kim | 214,768 |
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Robin and names like it
- Compare Robin and RobynBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1960sRobin peaked in 1961.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Robin since 1910.
- The top names of 1961The year the most babies were named Robin.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Robin alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with RMost given first.