Recorded 1916–1990 Girls' name Peak 1963 776 births

Robinette — girls' name

776 babies named Robinette in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s501930s431940s501950s1901960s2241970s1511980s461990s7
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.

What the Data Says About Robinette

The Social Security Administration has registered 776 babies named Robinette between 1916 and 1990, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Robinette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robinette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Robinette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Robinette in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robinette 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 776 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.

Robinette at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

776

Since 1916

75 years of records

Peak year

1963

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1916

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1990

Robinette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1916

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1963)
33
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Robinette by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
224 births that decade — 29% of Robinette's all-time total
1910s151920s501930s431940s501950s1901960s2241970s1511980s461990s7

Robinette by state

Where Robinette concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Robinette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
19 2.4%
#2 Illinois
5 0.6%
Virginia share of Robinette's total US births 2.4%
Even split

19 of 776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robinette?
776 babies have been named Robinette since 1916. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1963 with 33 births.
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.

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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, 1916–1990 (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.