Robert
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #92 for boys in 2025, 3,772 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1953 · 86,243 births
- Debut · boys
- 2,415 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 146 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,849,730since 1880
Robert over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #92 | 3,772 |
| 2024 | — | #90 | 3,806 | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #88 | 3,827 |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #84 | 4,082 |
| 2021 | — | #79 | 4,436 | |
| 2020 | — | #80 | 4,402 | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #76 | 4,853 |
| 2018 | — | #71 | 5,191 | |
| 2017 | — | #65 | 5,566 | |
| 2016 | — | #62 | 6,010 | |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #63 | 6,137 |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | #60 | 6,660 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #62 | 6,721 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #60 | 6,963 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #62 | 6,984 |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | #54 | 7,569 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #55 | 7,842 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #49 | 8,841 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #47 | 9,388 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #47 | 9,911 |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 | #37 | 10,166 |
| 2004 | #3,989 | 35 | #36 | 10,684 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #35 | 11,399 |
| 2002 | #7,444 | 14 | #34 | 12,031 |
| 2001 | #5,364 | 21 | #30 | 12,665 |
| 2000 | #4,981 | 23 | #29 | 13,739 |
| 1999 | #4,576 | 24 | #26 | 14,540 |
| 1998 | #4,023 | 28 | #23 | 15,527 |
| 1997 | #3,224 | 36 | #23 | 16,304 |
| 1996 | #3,149 | 37 | #23 | 17,676 |
| 1995 | #2,735 | 44 | #22 | 18,586 |
| 1994 | #2,432 | 52 | #21 | 20,560 |
| 1993 | #1,985 | 70 | #17 | 22,447 |
| 1992 | #2,220 | 60 | #17 | 24,094 |
| 1991 | #1,832 | 77 | #13 | 26,839 |
| 1990 | #1,439 | 109 | #13 | 28,886 |
| 1989 | #1,250 | 126 | #10 | 30,072 |
| 1988 | #930 | 182 | #10 | 30,319 |
| 1987 | #798 | 219 | #10 | 30,237 |
| 1986 | #738 | 241 | #9 | 31,350 |
| 1985 | #723 | 238 | #8 | 32,094 |
| 1984 | #718 | 230 | #9 | 31,768 |
| 1983 | #671 | 255 | #10 | 32,745 |
| 1982 | #731 | 233 | #9 | 34,409 |
| 1981 | #722 | 228 | #9 | 34,395 |
| 1980 | #682 | 254 | #9 | 34,266 |
| 1979 | #680 | 252 | #8 | 34,015 |
| 1978 | #642 | 254 | #8 | 33,374 |
| 1977 | #664 | 238 | #6 | 34,214 |
| 1976 | #654 | 236 | #7 | 33,789 |
| 1975 | #635 | 245 | #6 | 35,306 |
| 1974 | #635 | 241 | #7 | 37,005 |
| 1973 | #618 | 249 | #7 | 38,698 |
| 1972 | #573 | 288 | #6 | 43,013 |
| 1971 | #585 | 298 | #5 | 50,634 |
| 1970 | #560 | 327 | #5 | 57,177 |
| 1969 | #538 | 335 | #5 | 58,300 |
| 1968 | #589 | 265 | #5 | 58,174 |
| 1967 | #598 | 254 | #5 | 56,369 |
| 1966 | #595 | 251 | #5 | 59,317 |
| 1965 | #606 | 255 | #5 | 63,106 |
| 1964 | #594 | 279 | #5 | 69,980 |
| 1963 | #633 | 255 | #5 | 70,007 |
| 1962 | #680 | 229 | #5 | 70,199 |
| 1961 | #592 | 289 | #5 | 72,977 |
| 1960 | #610 | 268 | #5 | 72,357 |
| 1959 | #653 | 235 | #5 | 74,542 |
| 1958 | #639 | 237 | #4 | 77,338 |
| 1957 | #611 | 255 | #4 | 81,765 |
| 1956 | #655 | 214 | #3 | 83,924 |
| 1955 | #607 | 232 | #4 | 83,758 |
| 1954 | #671 | 192 | #2 | 86,331 |
| 1953 | #586 | 228 | #1 | 86,243 |
| 1952 | #639 | 193 | #2 | 86,588 |
| 1951 | #595 | 210 | #2 | 86,353 |
| 1950 | #594 | 203 | #2 | 83,553 |
| 1949 | #584 | 202 | #2 | 83,873 |
| 1948 | #581 | 209 | #2 | 85,478 |
| 1947 | #549 | 237 | #2 | 91,655 |
| 1946 | #540 | 214 | #2 | 84,136 |
| 1945 | #515 | 198 | #2 | 69,947 |
| 1944 | #518 | 194 | #2 | 70,855 |
| 1943 | #468 | 250 | #2 | 74,892 |
| 1942 | #514 | 208 | #2 | 71,845 |
| 1941 | #498 | 196 | #2 | 64,247 |
| 1940 | #465 | 206 | #2 | 61,198 |
| 1939 | #465 | 208 | #1 | 59,666 |
| 1938 | #454 | 219 | #1 | 62,271 |
| 1937 | #441 | 223 | #1 | 61,842 |
| 1936 | #433 | 221 | #1 | 58,500 |
| 1935 | #426 | 231 | #1 | 56,527 |
| 1934 | #398 | 266 | #1 | 55,843 |
| 1933 | #391 | 273 | #1 | 54,221 |
| 1932 | #352 | 326 | #1 | 59,268 |
| 1931 | #345 | 343 | #1 | 60,519 |
| 1930 | #320 | 426 | #1 | 62,153 |
| 1929 | #314 | 441 | #1 | 59,807 |
| 1928 | #315 | 434 | #1 | 60,701 |
| 1927 | #332 | 411 | #1 | 61,674 |
| 1926 | #347 | 369 | #1 | 61,130 |
| 1925 | #364 | 350 | #1 | 60,895 |
| 1924 | #398 | 299 | #1 | 60,802 |
| 1923 | #424 | 250 | #2 | 56,111 |
| 1922 | #436 | 237 | #2 | 53,796 |
| 1921 | #437 | 244 | #2 | 52,779 |
| 1920 | #474 | 205 | #3 | 48,679 |
| 1919 | #494 | 184 | #4 | 41,025 |
| 1918 | #516 | 178 | #4 | 40,619 |
| 1917 | #512 | 168 | #4 | 35,220 |
| 1916 | #612 | 122 | #4 | 31,741 |
| 1915 | #607 | 116 | #4 | 28,737 |
| 1914 | #647 | 80 | #4 | 21,188 |
| 1913 | #612 | 72 | #4 | 15,684 |
| 1912 | #615 | 64 | #4 | 12,836 |
| 1911 | #698 | 39 | #5 | 6,526 |
| 1910 | #794 | 29 | #4 | 5,609 |
| 1909 | #813 | 25 | #5 | 4,563 |
| 1908 | #755 | 26 | #5 | 4,219 |
| 1907 | #790 | 22 | #5 | 4,020 |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | #5 | 3,635 |
| 1905 | #797 | 21 | #6 | 3,410 |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 | #5 | 3,414 |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | #7 | 3,044 |
| 1902 | #756 | 21 | #6 | 3,180 |
| 1901 | #829 | 16 | #7 | 2,543 |
| 1900 | #742 | 24 | #6 | 3,821 |
| 1899 | #756 | 18 | #7 | 2,609 |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 | #7 | 2,932 |
| 1897 | #735 | 18 | #8 | 2,701 |
| 1896 | #576 | 28 | #8 | 2,719 |
| 1895 | #703 | 20 | #8 | 2,635 |
| 1894 | #643 | 21 | #8 | 2,497 |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | #8 | 2,563 |
| 1892 | #706 | 17 | #8 | 2,710 |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | #8 | 2,240 |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | #8 | 2,541 |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 | #9 | 2,513 |
| 1888 | #572 | 19 | #8 | 2,814 |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | #10 | 2,125 |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 | #8 | 2,443 |
| 1885 | #658 | 11 | #9 | 2,322 |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | #10 | 2,468 |
| 1883 | #579 | 11 | #9 | 2,334 |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 | #10 | 2,500 |
| 1881 | #582 | 9 | #11 | 2,140 |
| 1880 | #492 | 12 | #10 | 2,415 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Robert was already there! It came in at #10, and was given to 2,415 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1899, when fewer than 3,000 boys a year got the name.
See more about Robert
- 2 spots since 2024 (#90 → #92)
- 12 spots since 2020 (#80 → #92)
- 29 spots since 2015 (#63 → #92)
- Biggest jump: 2 spots in 1888 (#10 → #8)
- Biggest drop: 10 spots in 2006 (#37 → #47)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1953 at #1 (86,243 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 19 yrs later
- Top 10: 109 yrs · run 1882–1989
- Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 17 boys born in 1931 were named Robert (5.8%)
- Latest: 1 in 453 boys born in 2025 (0.22%)
- Its best rank, #1 in 1953, was only 1 in 23 (4.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.1% of all boys named Robert (830,395) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24,074 | #8 (1888) | #9 |
| 1890s | 26,147 | #7 (1898) | #8 |
| 1900s | 35,849 | #5 (1909) | #6 |
| 1910s | 239,185 | #4 (1919) | #4 |
| 1920s | 576,374 | #1 (1927) | #2 |
| 1930s | 590,810 | #1 (1938) | #1 |
| 1940s | 758,126 | #2 (1947) | #2 |
| 1950s | 830,395 | #1 (1953) | #3 |
| 1960s | 650,786 | #5 (1961) | #5 |
| 1970s | 397,225 | #5 (1970) | #7 |
| 1980s | 321,655 | #8 (1985) | #9 |
| 1990s | 205,459 | #13 (1990) | #20 |
| 2000s | 106,666 | #29 (2000) | #40 |
| 2010s | 62,654 | #54 (2010) | #64 |
| 2020s | 24,325 | #79 (2021) | #86 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Robert in 1995
Top girls' names in 1995
Top boys' names in 1995
More about 1995
girls
1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 39,967 of them was named Robert, which outranked 82.6% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,687Torrey45
- #2,687Wendi45
- #2,687Zoya45
- #2,735Robert44
- #2,735Aminah44
- #2,735Avalon44
- #2,735Berenise44
- #2,788Adara43
- #2,788Ajee43
- #2,788Andreina43
Tied with 52 names at #2,735; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 102 of them was named Robert, which outranked 99.8% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.