Robyn

Where Robyn comes from

The dictionaries list Robyn as a given name — a female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Robin — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Germanic
Along the way
  1. 1921
    First appearance
    #4,464 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1972
    Robyn Lively born
    American actress
  3. 1974
    Peak, #169
    1,596 babies named Robyn — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1980
    Robyn Regehr born
    Canadian ice hockey player
  5. 1991
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #334.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Robin.
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Robyn Lively · American actress, born 1972
  • Robyn Regehr · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1980
  • Robyn Gayle · Canadian soccer player, born 1985
  • Robyn Maher · Australian basketball player, born 1959
  • Robyn Miller · American video game designer, composer, director and actor, born 1966

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.