Unisex name · since 1904
Robin
291,961 babies named Robin in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #134 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #704 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291,961
- born since 1904
- 1960s
- peak decade
Robin currently ranks #704 among unisex names in America, with 291,961 babies recorded since 1904.
Social Security Administration records show Robin recorded 291,961 times among girls since 1904, holding rank #704 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #134 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #704 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 291,961 born since 1904
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robin ranks #134 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #704 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 291,961 born since 1904, peaking in the 1960s.
- #134 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #704 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291,961
- born since 1904
- 1960s
- peak decade
Robin's 291,961 recorded births place it above 99.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Robin compares
291,961 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Robin's all-time total is 776x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Robin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 291,961 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15,653 | 21 | 19,840 |
Robin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Robin's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 15,653, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Robin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 15,653
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Robin popularity over time - boys
46,952 total births recorded since 1881 (Robin as boys' name)
Robin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (118,327 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Robin's strongest decade.
118,327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Robin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 91
1910s
91 births
- 1920s 303
1920s
303 births
- 1930s 717
1930s
717 births
- 1940s 6,169
1940s
6,169 births
- 1950s
1950s
82,423 births
- 1960s
1960s
118,327 births
- 1970s 45,943
1970s
45,943 births
- 1980s 22,694
1980s
22,694 births
- 1990s 8,501
1990s
8,501 births
- 2000s 2,581
2000s
2,581 births
- 2010s 2,183
2010s
2,183 births
- 2020s 2,018
2020s
2,018 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 118,327 births (41% of all-time use).
How Robin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Robin's total volume
Robin by state
Where Robin concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27,595 | 9.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 25,481 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 17,186 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 17,076 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 13,203 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 12,812 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 12,808 | 4.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 9,638 | 3.3% |
27,595 of 291,961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Robin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Robin's data
- Robin's decade-level peak was the 1960s (118,327 total births); usage has since declined to 2,018 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Robins (27,595 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Robin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Robin 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.