Robin Boy & girl
How popular is Robin?
#704 girl name in 2025
400 baby girls were named Robin in the US in 2025, making it the 704th most popular girl name. Another 382 boys got the name (#703 for boys).
Robin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #704 for girls (▲ 94 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 400 girls, 382 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,026 in 2015, #900 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1961 (15,653 girls) |
| Highest rank | #25 in 1962 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1904 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 47% boys, 53% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Robin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Robin family of names ranked #521 for girls in 2025 (#541 the year before), with 558 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Robin is most popular
Babies named Robin per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oregon: 0.5 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Delaware: 0.4 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Washington: 0.4 per 1,000 (60 girls)
- Utah: 0.4 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Wisconsin: 0.4 per 1,000 (37 girls)
Robin by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | #1,658 |
| 1910s | 91 | #1,882 |
| 1920s | 303 | #1,078 |
| 1930s | 717 | #583 |
| 1940s | 6,169 | #210 |
| 1950s | 82,423 | #29 |
| 1960s | 118,327 | #25 |
| 1970s | 45,943 | #51 |
| 1980s | 22,694 | #102 |
| 1990s | 8,501 | #201 |
| 2000s | 2,581 | #598 |
| 2010s | 2,183 | #975 |
| 2020s | 2,018 | #704 |
Girl names about as popular as Robin
Questions
- Is Robin a boy or girl name?
- Robin is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 47% of babies named Robin were boys and 53% were girls.
- How popular is the name Robin?
- 400 baby girls were named Robin in the US in 2025, making it the 704th most popular girl name. Another 382 boys got the name (#703 for boys).
- When was Robin most popular?
- Robin peaked in 1961, when 15,653 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #25, held for 2 years starting in 1962.
- How many people are named Robin?
- 338,913 babies have been named Robin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 294,819 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 62.
- Where is Robin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Robin was most common in Oregon, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.