Total births
776
Girls' name · since 1916
Robinette
Robinette has 776 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 776
- total births
- 1916–1990
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Robinette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 776 have been recorded since 1916.
Robinette has 776 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1916 to 1990.
- 776 total births
- 1916–1990 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
776 girls have been named Robinette since 1916, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1990.
- 776
- total births
- 1916–1990
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Robinette was born in this single decade.
1963
Single peak year
33 babies were named Robinette in 1963 - its busiest year on record.
Robinette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Robinette's full recorded timeline at 1958, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Robinette at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
1963
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Robinette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1990
- Peak year (1963)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Robinette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Robinette's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Robinette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 43
1930s
43 births
- 1940s 50
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
190 births
- 1960s
1960s
224 births
- 1970s
1970s
151 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 224 births (29% of all-time use).
How Robinette 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 Robinette's total volume
Robinette vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Robinette by state
Where Robinette concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Robinette? ▼
Robinette has been given to 776 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 33 babies were born in 1963, its single highest year.
When was Robinette most popular? ▼
Robinette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Robinette most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Robinette are Virginia (19 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Robinette been used? ▼
Robinette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 75 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Robinette? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Robin, Roberta, Robyn, Robbie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Robinette's data
- Robinette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (224 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Robinettes (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Robinette
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Robinette
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Robbie Girl
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Robert Girl
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Compare Robinette side by side: Robinette vs Robin Robinette vs Roberta Robinette vs Robyn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Robinette: Baby Name Since 1916 - 776 Births, Peak 1963." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/robinette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Robinette 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 July 2026.