girls' name ★ peaked 1964

Robyn

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #1,441 Trend ↓ Falling 23%

A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Robin.

Rank 2025
#1,441
among girls · ↓140 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
159
named Robyn · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,715
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1964
1,907 babies
All-time total
64,604
#512 all-time among girls
First recorded
1921
in Social Security records

Robyn popularity over time

64,604 babies have been named Robyn since 1921, 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
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s 30 – 30 3 – #4,302
1930s 117 – 117 12 +290% #1,372
1940s 1,335 69 1,404 140 +1100% #441
1950s 8,603 240 8,843 884 +530% #235
1960s 15,100 253 15,353 1,535 +74% #188
1970s 14,684 232 14,916 1,492 -3% #169
1980s 11,766 222 11,988 1,199 -20% #182
1990s 6,109 120 6,229 623 -48% #309
2000s 2,354 24 2,378 238 -62% #683
2010s 2,164 31 2,195 220 -8% #1,017
2020s (to 2025) 1,102 49 1,151 192 -13% #1,167

Where Robyn 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 143 0.09 outside top 500
2027 137 0.09 outside top 500
2028 132 0.08 outside top 500
2029 128 0.08 outside top 500
2030 125 0.08 outside top 500

Where Robyn is most popular

Girls named Robyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.112 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Mississippi, and Texas.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Robyn 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 159 0.189 +68%
Mississippi 8 0.171 +52%
Texas 126 0.157 +40%
Alabama 14 0.149 +33%
Georgia 30 0.132 +18%
New York 52 0.131 +17%
Illinois 27 0.118 +5%
Louisiana 10 0.114 ≈ national
Virginia 19 0.111 ≈ national
New Jersey 20 0.111 ≈ national
Kansas 6 0.104 -7%
Florida 44 0.103 -8%
North Carolina 17 0.075 -34%
Tennessee 11 0.069 -38%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -48%
Michigan 10 0.055 -51%
Indiana 6 0.043 -62%
Missouri 5 0.041 -63%
Ohio 5 0.021 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Robyn

Robyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,441 in 2025 with 150 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1921, 64,604 American babies have been named Robyn. Its peak came in 1964, when 1,907 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 Robyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Robyn?

The median living Robyn is about 50 years old; half are between 39 and 61. An estimated 60 thousand people named Robyn are alive in the United States today.

median 50 020406080100

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

Robyn 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 150 #1,441 9 #8,777
2024 178 #1,301 7 #10,700
2023 178 #1,289 8 #9,569
2022 195 #1,236 8 #9,658
2021 210 #1,167 8 #9,518
2020 191 #1,205 9 #8,591
2019 234 #1,077 – –
2018 256 #1,017 11 #7,514
2017 235 #1,081 8 #9,511
2016 246 #1,062 – –
2015 252 #1,047 5 #13,635
2014 242 #1,066 7 #10,497
2013 202 #1,191 – –
2012 180 #1,313 – –
2011 164 #1,401 – –
2010 153 #1,479 – –
2009 177 #1,351 5 #14,072
2008 162 #1,460 – –
2007 191 #1,287 – –
2006 184 #1,289 5 #13,603
2005 202 #1,151 – –
2004 249 #962 – –
2003 263 #908 – –
2002 282 #829 – –
2001 294 #803 6 #10,288
2000 350 #683 8 #8,053
1995 502 #492 12 #5,056
1990 886 #309 19 #3,279
1985 1,010 #253 19 #2,686
1980 1,501 #182 31 #1,846
1975 1,510 #172 20 #2,271
1970 1,498 #211 19 #2,109
1965 1,393 #227 28 #1,477
1960 1,226 #250 27 #1,572
1955 1,009 #267 18 #1,893
1950 333 #440 18 #1,799
1945 67 #938 6 #3,259
1940 28 #1,463 5 #3,843
1935 14 #2,283 – –
1930 8 #3,609 – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Robyn

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

  1. 1 Robyn Robyn Swedish singer (born 1979) Contemporary
  2. 2 Robyn Regehr Robyn Regehr Canadian ice hockey player (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Robyn?

The median living Robyn is about 50 years old. Half of all living Robyns are between 39 and 61 years old.

How many people named Robyn are alive today?

An estimated 60 thousand people named Robyn are alive in the United States, based on 64,604 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Robyn mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Robin.

How popular is the name Robyn in 2025?

Robyn ranked #1,441 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 150 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Robyn?

64,604 babies have been named Robyn in the United States since 1921, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Robyn most popular?

Robyn peaked in 1964, when 1,907 newborns received the name.

Is Robyn a boy or girl name?

Robyn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Robyn rising or falling?

Robyn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Robyn become more popular?

Robyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 125 girls named Robyn 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 Robyn?

Well-known people named Robyn include Robyn (singer), Robyn Regehr (hockey player).

Names like Robyn

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

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