Boys' name · since 1900
Robinson
2,921 babies named Robinson in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,590 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,921
- born since 1900
- 2010s
- peak decade
Robinson currently ranks #3590 among boys' names in America, with 2,921 babies recorded since 1900.
Robinson has 2,921 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3590 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #2,581 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,590 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,921 born since 1900
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robinson ranks #2,581 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,590 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,921 born since 1900, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,590 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,921
- born since 1900
- 2010s
- peak decade
Robinson's 2,921 recorded births place it above 94.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Robinson compares
2,921 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Robinson's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Robinson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,921 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Robinson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Robinson's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Robinson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Robinson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (520 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Robinson's strongest decade.
520 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Robinson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s 90
1910s
90 births
- 1920s 108
1920s
108 births
- 1930s 99
1930s
99 births
- 1940s 89
1940s
89 births
- 1950s 133
1950s
133 births
- 1960s 193
1960s
193 births
- 1970s
1970s
234 births
- 1980s
1980s
387 births
- 1990s
1990s
449 births
- 2000s
2000s
398 births
- 2010s
2010s
520 births
- 2020s
2020s
214 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 520 births (18% of all-time use).
How Robinson 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 Robinson's total volume
Robinson by state
Where Robinson concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 457 | 15.6% |
| #2 | California | | 191 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 134 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 69 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 33 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.2% |
457 of 2,921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Robinson appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Robinson's data
- Robinson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (520 total births) through the 2020s (214) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Robinsons (457 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Robinson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Robinson 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.