Unisex name ★ peaked 1961

Robin

Meaning A unisex given name Gender Unisex · 86% girls Rank 2025 #704 Trend ↑ Rising 39%

A unisex given name. A male given name from the Romance languages or the Germanic languages.

Rank 2025
#704
among girls · ↑96 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
782
named Robin · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,018
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1961
17,505 babies
All-time total
338,913
#134 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Robin popularity over time

338,913 babies have been named Robin since 1881, 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
2.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 22 22 2 – –
1890s – 25 25 3 +14% –
1900s 11 45 56 6 +124% #1,827
1910s 91 202 293 29 +423% #1,946
1920s 303 480 783 78 +167% #1,091
1930s 717 919 1,636 164 +109% #586
1940s 6,169 3,685 9,854 985 +502% #210
1950s 82,423 15,225 97,648 9,765 +891% #29
1960s 118,327 10,848 129,175 12,918 +32% #25
1970s 45,943 4,571 50,514 5,051 -61% #51
1980s 22,694 3,832 26,526 2,653 -47% #102
1990s 8,501 2,309 10,810 1,081 -59% #201
2000s 2,581 1,227 3,808 381 -65% #598
2010s 2,183 1,710 3,893 389 +2% #978
2020s (to 2025) 2,018 1,852 3,870 645 +66% #704

Where Robin 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 423 0.26 outside top 500
2027 443 0.28 outside top 500
2028 462 0.29 outside top 500
2029 478 0.30 outside top 500
2030 492 0.31 outside top 500

Where Robin is most popular

Girls named Robin per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.213 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, Delaware, and Washington.

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 Robin 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
Oregon 31 0.476 +124%
Delaware 5 0.441 +107%
Washington 60 0.415 +95%
Utah 31 0.372 +75%
Wisconsin 37 0.359 +69%
Colorado 40 0.358 +69%
Virginia 57 0.334 +57%
Minnesota 35 0.324 +53%
Michigan 54 0.296 +39%
Missouri 35 0.290 +37%
California 238 0.283 +33%
Massachusetts 34 0.281 +32%
Idaho 9 0.269 +27%
Illinois 61 0.266 +25%
Arizona 37 0.264 +24%
Texas 208 0.259 +22%
Nevada 12 0.258 +21%
Indiana 33 0.235 +11%
New York 91 0.230 +8%
Georgia 52 0.229 +8%
Pennsylvania 54 0.228 +7%
Ohio 48 0.202 -5%
New Jersey 36 0.199 -6%
Tennessee 30 0.189 -11%
North Carolina 41 0.180 -15%
Louisiana 13 0.149 -30%
Florida 60 0.140 -34%
Kansas 7 0.121 -43%
Maryland 12 0.113 -47%
South Carolina 10 0.111 -48%
Oklahoma 8 0.109 -49%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -51%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -73%
Alabama 5 0.053 -75%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Robin

Robin is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #704 in 2025 with 400 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 338,913 American babies have been named Robin, about 86% girls and 14% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1961, when 17,505 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 Robin stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Robin?

The median living Robin is about 61 years old; half are between 52 and 66. An estimated 298 thousand people named Robin are alive in the United States today.

median 61 020406080100

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

Robin 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 400 #704 382 #705
2024 352 #800 315 #799
2023 358 #788 322 #786
2022 324 #860 318 #795
2021 291 #918 256 #900
2020 293 #901 259 #874
2019 262 #986 257 #864
2018 271 #978 203 #1,017
2017 256 #1,014 202 #1,005
2016 239 #1,086 172 #1,129
2015 260 #1,029 214 #971
2014 226 #1,123 192 #1,045
2013 190 #1,258 157 #1,154
2012 175 #1,345 104 #1,538
2011 146 #1,518 101 #1,563
2010 158 #1,441 108 #1,514
2009 178 #1,347 93 #1,695
2008 188 #1,319 119 #1,422
2007 214 #1,188 130 #1,322
2006 226 #1,109 120 #1,359
2005 214 #1,107 130 #1,222
2004 253 #954 133 #1,176
2003 255 #924 112 #1,275
2002 271 #851 122 #1,166
2001 359 #696 132 #1,088
2000 423 #598 136 #1,058
1995 727 #360 225 #708
1990 1,415 #201 282 #594
1985 2,012 #147 371 #443
1980 2,807 #109 443 #388
1975 4,328 #65 409 #387
1970 7,004 #51 612 #319
1965 11,995 #33 916 #246
1960 13,971 #33 1,432 #200
1955 10,217 #33 1,841 #158
1950 1,991 #149 737 #248
1945 621 #279 293 #348
1940 206 #468 200 #408
1935 65 #860 91 #616
1930 50 #1,050 71 #764
1925 42 #1,209 47 #1,007
1920 20 #2,004 46 #1,032
1915 17 #1,946 27 #1,299
1910 6 #2,360 – –
1905 – – 5 #1,388
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Robin

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

  1. 1 Robin Williams Robin Williams American actor and comedian (1951–2014) Contemporary
  2. 2 Robin Wright Robin Wright American actress (born 1966) Contemporary
  3. 3 Robin Tunney Robin Tunney American actress (born 1972) Contemporary
  4. 4 Robin van Persie Robin van Persie Dutch football player and coach (born 1983) Contemporary
  5. 5 Robin Thicke Robin Thicke American singer, songwriter, and record producer (born 1977) Contemporary
  6. 6 Robin Givens Robin Givens American stage, television, and film actress (born 1964) Contemporary
  7. 7 Robin Hobb Robin Hobb American fiction writer (born 1952) Contemporary
  8. 8 Robin Cousins Robin Cousins British former competitive figure skater b. 1957 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Robin Shou Robin Shou Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist and stuntman b. 1960 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Robin Sachs Robin Sachs English actor (1951–2013) Contemporary
  11. 11 Robin Lord Taylor Robin Lord Taylor American actor and director b. 1978 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Robin Cook Robin Cook British politician (1946–2005) Contemporary
  13. 13 Robin Gosens Robin Gosens German footballer (born 1994) Contemporary
  14. 14 Robin Finck Robin Finck Musical artist b. 1971 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Robin Antin Robin Antin American dancer b. 1961 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Robin Sharma Robin Sharma Canadian self help writer (born 1965) Contemporary
  17. 17 Robin Söderling Robin Söderling Swedish tennis player b. 1984 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Robin Schulz Robin Schulz German DJ and record producer (born 1987) Contemporary
  19. 19 Robin Cook Robin Cook American physician and novelist (born 1940) Contemporary
  20. 20 Robin Morgan Robin Morgan American poet, writer and activist (1941–2026) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Robin?

The median living Robin is about 61 years old. Half of all living Robins are between 52 and 66 years old.

How many people named Robin are alive today?

An estimated 298 thousand people named Robin are alive in the United States, based on 338,913 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Robin mean?

A unisex given name. A male given name from the Romance languages or the Germanic languages.

How popular is the name Robin in 2025?

Robin ranked #704 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 400 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Robin?

338,913 babies have been named Robin in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Robin most popular?

Robin peaked in 1961, when 17,505 newborns received the name.

Is Robin a boy or girl name?

Robin is used for both: about 86% of babies named Robin have been girls and 14% boys.

Is the name Robin rising or falling?

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

Will Robin become more popular?

Robin is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 492 girls named Robin 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 Robin?

Well-known people named Robin include Robin Williams (comedian), Robin Wright (actor), Robin Tunney (actor).

Names like Robin

Names that sound and feel close to Robin: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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