Unisex name ★ peaked 1963

Robbie

Gender Unisex · 51% girls Rank 2025 #3,159 Trend ↑ Rising 64%

A diminutive of the male given name Robert, particularly popular in Scotland.

Rank 2025
#3,159
among girls · ↑287 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
120
named Robbie · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 31,515
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1963
1,280 babies
All-time total
43,939
#982 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Robbie popularity over time

43,939 babies have been named Robbie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 63 5 68 7 – #681
1890s 293 13 306 31 +350% #442
1900s 531 40 571 57 +87% #406
1910s 1,840 198 2,038 204 +257% #365
1920s 3,067 303 3,370 337 +65% #363
1930s 3,133 455 3,588 359 +6% #331
1940s 3,030 879 3,909 391 +9% #377
1950s 4,087 2,541 6,628 663 +70% #416
1960s 3,339 6,803 10,142 1,014 +53% #449
1970s 1,468 4,651 6,119 612 -40% #699
1980s 698 2,487 3,185 319 -48% #1,214
1990s 392 1,244 1,636 164 -49% #2,633
2000s 206 725 931 93 -43% #5,235
2010s 164 639 803 80 -14% #5,292
2020s (to 2025) 242 403 645 108 +34% #3,159

Where Robbie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 56 0.04 outside top 500
2027 61 0.04 outside top 500
2028 66 0.04 outside top 500
2029 70 0.04 outside top 500
2030 74 0.05 outside top 500

Where Robbie is most popular

Girls named Robbie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.025 per 1,000.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Robbie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 37 0.044 +77%
Texas 25 0.031 +25%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Robbie

Robbie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,159 in 2025 with 51 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 43,939 American babies have been named Robbie, about 51% girls and 49% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1963, when 1,280 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Robbie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Robbie?

The median living Robbie is about 59 years old; half are between 47 and 67. An estimated 30 thousand people named Robbie are alive in the United States today.

median 59 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Robbie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 51 #3,159 69 #2,122
2024 46 #3,446 56 #2,467
2023 44 #3,573 72 #2,075
2022 31 #4,562 64 #2,263
2021 30 #4,585 71 #2,075
2020 40 #3,729 71 #2,017
2019 21 #5,948 48 #2,682
2018 25 #5,292 61 #2,256
2017 22 #5,790 66 #2,106
2016 14 #8,312 59 #2,273
2015 15 #7,923 64 #2,163
2014 9 #11,755 61 #2,227
2013 14 #8,493 71 #1,957
2012 21 #6,297 75 #1,921
2011 10 #11,020 69 #1,997
2010 13 #9,126 65 #2,092
2009 19 #7,012 66 #2,092
2008 18 #7,343 62 #2,178
2007 18 #7,338 58 #2,274
2006 23 #5,868 67 #2,007
2005 18 #6,758 67 #1,912
2004 24 #5,341 63 #1,950
2003 21 #5,755 75 #1,665
2002 23 #5,235 83 #1,512
2001 20 #5,767 84 #1,470
2000 22 #5,277 100 #1,296
1995 44 #2,776 118 #1,026
1990 45 #2,633 184 #750
1985 64 #1,780 221 #592
1980 109 #1,214 345 #448
1975 119 #1,018 398 #393
1970 225 #699 673 #300
1965 296 #551 712 #282
1960 463 #454 454 #369
1955 395 #456 229 #485
1950 326 #447 118 #639
1945 266 #439 61 #795
1940 309 #377 74 #708
1935 317 #357 47 #929
1930 325 #378 33 #1,253
1925 332 #377 32 #1,295
1920 289 #387 30 #1,342
1915 195 #439 27 #1,298
1910 73 #471 9 #1,181
1905 60 #436 – –
1900 47 #498 – –
1895 27 #591 – –
1890 20 #597 6 #978
1885 – – – –
1880 6 #821 – –

Famous people named Robbie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Robbie Williams Robbie Williams English singer (born 1974) Contemporary
  2. 2 Robbie Coltrane Robbie Coltrane Scottish actor (1950–2022) Contemporary
  3. 3 Robbie Keane Robbie Keane Irish footballer and manager (born 1980) Contemporary
  4. 4 Robbie Amell Robbie Amell Canadian actor and producer (born 1988) Contemporary
  5. 5 Robbie Fowler Robbie Fowler English football player & coach (born 1975) Contemporary
  6. 6 Robbie Robertson Robbie Robertson Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist (1943–2023) Contemporary
  7. 7 Robbie Savage Robbie Savage Welsh football manager, pundit, and former player (born 1974) Contemporary
  8. 8 Robbie Kay Robbie Kay British actor b. 1995 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Robbie Rogers Robbie Rogers American soccer player (born 1987) Contemporary
  10. 10 Robbie Earle Jamaican footballer (born 1965) Contemporary
  11. 11 Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen Australian cyclist (born 1972) Contemporary
  12. 12 Robbie Findley Robbie Findley American soccer player (born 1985) Contemporary
  13. 13 Robbie Grabarz Robbie Grabarz British high jumper (born 1987) Contemporary
  14. 14 Robbie Hunter Robbie Hunter South African cyclist (born 1977) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Robbie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Robbie?

The median living Robbie is about 59 years old. Half of all living Robbies are between 47 and 67 years old.

How many people named Robbie are alive today?

An estimated 30 thousand people named Robbie are alive in the United States, based on 43,939 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Robbie mean?

A diminutive of the male given name Robert, particularly popular in Scotland.

How popular is the name Robbie in 2025?

Robbie ranked #3,159 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 51 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Robbie?

43,939 babies have been named Robbie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Robbie most popular?

Robbie peaked in 1963, when 1,280 newborns received the name.

Is Robbie a boy or girl name?

Robbie is used for both: about 51% of babies named Robbie have been girls and 49% boys.

Is the name Robbie rising or falling?

Robbie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Robbie become more popular?

Robbie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 74 girls named Robbie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Robbie?

Well-known people named Robbie include Robbie Williams (singer), Robbie Coltrane (actor), Robbie Keane (soccer player).

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