Boys' name · since 1884
Roby
2,481 babies named Roby in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,736 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,481
- born since 1884
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roby is the #9736 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,481 recorded since 1884.
Social Security Administration records show Roby recorded 2,481 times among boys since 1884, holding rank #9736 nationally today, ahead of 30% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #2,881 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,736 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,481 born since 1884
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roby ranks #2,881 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,736 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,481 born since 1884, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,736 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,481
- born since 1884
- 1960s
- peak decade
Roby's 2,481 recorded births place it above 93.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Roby compares
2,481 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Roby's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roby | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,481 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roby's full recorded timeline at 1958, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Roby popularity over time - girls
118 total births recorded since 1904 (Roby as girls' name)
Roby by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (358 births, 14% of the file).
1960s was Roby's strongest decade.
358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Roby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 40
1890s
40 births
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s
1910s
222 births
- 1920s
1920s
267 births
- 1930s
1930s
242 births
- 1940s
1940s
289 births
- 1950s
1950s
260 births
- 1960s
1960s
358 births
- 1970s
1970s
245 births
- 1980s 143
1980s
143 births
- 1990s 137
1990s
137 births
- 2000s 122
2000s
122 births
- 2010s 61
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 358 births (14% of all-time use).
How Roby 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 Roby's total volume
Roby by state
Where Roby concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 268 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 57 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 57 | 2.3% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 22 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.2% |
268 of 2,481 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Roby appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roby's data
- Roby's decade-level peak was the 1960s (358 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Robys (268 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Roby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Roby 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.