Recorded 1989–2020 Boys' name Peak 2006 124 births

Robson — boys' name

124 babies named Robson in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s142000s592010s392020s6
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Robson was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

9 babies were named Robson in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robson

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Robson between 1989 and 2020, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Robson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Robson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robson 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 124 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.

Robson at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

124

Since 1989

32 years of records

Peak year

2006

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1989

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2020

Robson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1989

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
45678910 2020201420112008200420001989 6

Robson by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
59 births that decade — 48% of Robson's all-time total
1980s61990s142000s592010s392020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robson?
124 babies have been named Robson since 1989. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
When was Robson most popular?
Robson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Robson been used?
Robson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 32 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Robson?
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.

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, 1989–2020 (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.