Recorded 1883–1965 Boys' name Peak 1917 468 births

Robt — boys' name

468 babies named Robt in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61890s121900s301910s1611920s2031930s401940s111960s5
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Robt was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

33 babies were named Robt in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robt

The Social Security Administration has registered 468 babies named Robt between 1883 and 1965, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Robt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robt performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 203 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Robt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Robt in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robt 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 468 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.

Robt at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

468

Since 1883

83 years of records

Peak year

1917

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1883

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 1965

Robt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1883

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1917)
33
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
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Robt by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
203 births that decade — 43% of Robt's all-time total
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Robt by state

Where Robt concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Robt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.1%
#2 Illinois
5 1.1%
#3 Ohio
5 1.1%
Alabama share of Robt's total US births 1.1%
Even split

5 of 468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robt?
468 babies have been named Robt since 1883. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1917 with 33 births.
When was Robt most popular?
Robt was most popular in the 1920s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Robt most popular?
The top states for the name Robt are Alabama (5 births), Illinois (5 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Robt been used?
Robt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 83 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Robt?
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, 1883–1965 (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.