Recorded 1908–1972 Boys' name Peak 1945 362 births

Robley — boys' name

362 babies named Robley in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s171910s581920s541930s751940s691950s571960s261970s6
1930s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Robley was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

14 babies were named Robley in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robley

The Social Security Administration has registered 362 babies named Robley between 1908 and 1972, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Robley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robley performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Robley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Robley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robley 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 362 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.

Robley at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

362

Since 1908

65 years of records

Peak year

1945

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1908

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1972

Robley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1908

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1945)
14
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
46810121416 197219581950194219361929192219151908 12

Robley by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
75 births that decade — 21% of Robley's all-time total
1900s171910s581920s541930s751940s691950s571960s261970s6

Robley by state

Where Robley concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Robley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
10 2.8%
Louisiana share of Robley's total US births 2.8%

10 of 362 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robley?
362 babies have been named Robley since 1908. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1945 with 14 births.
When was Robley most popular?
Robley was most popular in the 1930s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
Where is Robley most popular?
The top states for the name Robley are Louisiana (10 births).
How long has the name Robley been used?
Robley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 65 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Robley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Robert, Roberto, Robin, Robbie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1908–1972 (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.