Girls' name · since 1948

Robynn

Robynn has 1,312 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,248 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,080 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,312
born since 1948
1960s
peak decade

Robynn currently ranks #11080 among girls' names in America, with 1,312 babies recorded since 1948.

Social Security Administration records show Robynn recorded 1,312 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #11080 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, 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 1948 to 2025.

  • #6,248 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,080 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,312 born since 1948
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robynn ranks #6,248 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,080 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,312 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.

#6,248 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,080 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,312
born since 1948
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%35.9%
Robynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Robynn's 1,312 recorded births place it above 91.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Robynn compares

1,312 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Robynn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Robynn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,312 376 567,345
Peak-year births 45 21 19,840

Robynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Robynn's full recorded timeline at 1985, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Robynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1961)
45
Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
01020304050 194819581968197819881998201120212025 8

Robynn by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (285 births, 22% of the file).

1960s was Robynn's strongest decade.

285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Robynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 285 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Robynn compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Robynn's total volume

Robynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -50, 3.4%-69, 5.9%-69, 5.5%-57, 6.3%-34, 11.7%-37, 6.3%-47, 8.7%-24, 13.4%-20, 12.6%-40, 5%-78, 4.6%-38, 10%-118, 6.2%-60, 3.9%-28, 6.3%Robynn-78, 3.4%Robynn
Robynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Robynn by state

Where Robynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Robynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
62 4.7%
#2 New York
6 0.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
#4 Texas
5 0.4%
California share of Robynn's total US births 4.7%
Even split

62 of 1,312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robynn?
1,312 babies have been named Robynn since 1948. All-time, it sits at #6,248 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #11,080 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1961 with 45 births.
Where does Robynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robynn ranks #6,248 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,080 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Robynn most popular?
Robynn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 285 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Robynn most popular?
The top states for the name Robynn are California (62 births), New York (6 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Robynn been used?
Robynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 78 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Robynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Robin, Roberta, Robyn, Robbie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Robynn's data

  • Robynn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (285 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Robynns (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Robynn

Nearby Names Like Robynn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Robynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Robynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1948–2025 (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 Robynn 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.