Is Robin a boy or girl name?
Robin is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 351 girls and 310 boys were named Robin, so 53.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 86.2% of the 338,120 US babies named Robin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #810
- Girl rank, 2024
- #799
- Babies named Robin since 1881
- 338,120
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 17,503 babies
Boys and girls named Robin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 45 | 11 | 19.6% |
| 1910s | 202 | 91 | 31.1% |
| 1920s | 480 | 303 | 38.7% |
| 1930s | 919 | 717 | 43.8% |
| 1940s | 3,685 | 6,168 | 62.6% |
| 1950s | 15,224 | 82,424 | 84.4% |
| 1960s | 10,848 | 118,326 | 91.6% |
| 1970s | 4,571 | 45,943 | 91% |
| 1980s | 3,832 | 22,695 | 85.6% |
| 1990s | 2,309 | 8,500 | 78.6% |
| 2000s | 1,227 | 2,581 | 67.8% |
| 2010s | 1,708 | 2,183 | 56.1% |
| 2020s | 1,465 | 1,616 | 52.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 310 | #810 | 351 | #799 |
| 2023 | 322 | #786 | 358 | #787 |
| 2022 | 318 | #795 | 324 | #860 |
| 2021 | 256 | #900 | 291 | #918 |
| 2020 | 259 | #874 | 292 | #903 |
| 2019 | 257 | #864 | 262 | #986 |
| 2018 | 203 | #1,017 | 271 | #977 |
| 2017 | 201 | #1,009 | 256 | #1,014 |
| 2016 | 172 | #1,129 | 239 | #1,086 |
| 2015 | 213 | #972 | 260 | #1,029 |
| 2014 | 192 | #1,045 | 226 | #1,122 |
| 2013 | 157 | #1,154 | 190 | #1,258 |
| 2012 | 104 | #1,538 | 175 | #1,345 |
| 2011 | 101 | #1,562 | 146 | #1,518 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,514 | 158 | #1,441 |
| 2009 | 93 | #1,694 | 178 | #1,347 |
| 2008 | 119 | #1,422 | 188 | #1,319 |
| 2007 | 130 | #1,322 | 214 | #1,188 |
| 2006 | 120 | #1,359 | 226 | #1,108 |
| 2005 | 130 | #1,222 | 214 | #1,107 |
| 2004 | 133 | #1,176 | 253 | #954 |
| 2003 | 112 | #1,275 | 255 | #924 |
| 2002 | 122 | #1,166 | 271 | #851 |
| 2001 | 132 | #1,088 | 359 | #696 |
| 2000 | 136 | #1,058 | 423 | #598 |
| 1999 | 158 | #928 | 462 | #547 |
| 1998 | 158 | #912 | 496 | #512 |
| 1997 | 176 | #827 | 596 | #430 |
| 1996 | 178 | #809 | 719 | #375 |
| 1995 | 225 | #708 | 727 | #360 |
| 1994 | 230 | #686 | 799 | #335 |
| 1993 | 296 | #601 | 998 | #279 |
| 1992 | 300 | #594 | 1,056 | #264 |
| 1991 | 306 | #578 | 1,233 | #231 |
| 1990 | 282 | #594 | 1,414 | #201 |
| 1989 | 324 | #538 | 1,800 | #160 |
| 1988 | 326 | #511 | 1,765 | #161 |
| 1987 | 304 | #516 | 1,911 | #145 |
| 1986 | 354 | #462 | 2,266 | #122 |
| 1985 | 371 | #443 | 2,012 | #147 |
| 1984 | 435 | #392 | 2,111 | #139 |
| 1983 | 412 | #402 | 2,387 | #127 |
| 1982 | 407 | #413 | 2,768 | #108 |
| 1981 | 456 | #377 | 2,867 | #102 |
| 1980 | 443 | #388 | 2,808 | #109 |
| 1979 | 499 | #352 | 3,208 | #95 |
| 1978 | 387 | #393 | 3,440 | #89 |
| 1977 | 368 | #410 | 3,429 | #84 |
| 1976 | 394 | #391 | 3,623 | #75 |
| 1975 | 409 | #388 | 4,328 | #65 |
| 1974 | 425 | #371 | 4,525 | #63 |
| 1973 | 398 | #389 | 4,805 | #60 |
| 1972 | 517 | #340 | 5,368 | #55 |
| 1971 | 562 | #331 | 6,213 | #51 |
| 1970 | 612 | #319 | 7,004 | #51 |
| 1969 | 522 | #346 | 7,502 | #46 |
| 1968 | 594 | #310 | 8,181 | #43 |
| 1967 | 630 | #289 | 7,693 | #45 |
| 1966 | 853 | #245 | 9,440 | #42 |
| 1965 | 916 | #246 | 11,995 | #33 |
| 1964 | 1,159 | #222 | 14,329 | #27 |
| 1963 | 1,357 | #209 | 14,434 | #25 |
| 1962 | 1,533 | #197 | 15,129 | #25 |
| 1961 | 1,852 | #169 | 15,651 | #27 |
| 1960 | 1,432 | #200 | 13,972 | #33 |
| 1959 | 1,527 | #194 | 12,854 | #32 |
| 1958 | 1,446 | #193 | 11,548 | #32 |
| 1957 | 1,867 | #168 | 12,579 | #30 |
| 1956 | 2,247 | #143 | 11,621 | #29 |
| 1955 | 1,841 | #158 | 10,217 | #33 |
| 1954 | 1,792 | #160 | 9,044 | #41 |
| 1953 | 1,725 | #160 | 6,038 | #66 |
| 1952 | 1,086 | #204 | 3,641 | #102 |
| 1951 | 956 | #207 | 2,891 | #122 |
| 1950 | 737 | #248 | 1,991 | #149 |
| 1949 | 657 | #252 | 1,281 | #210 |
| 1948 | 572 | #282 | 1,094 | #221 |
| 1947 | 564 | #290 | 936 | #245 |
| 1946 | 429 | #312 | 773 | #259 |
| 1945 | 293 | #348 | 621 | #279 |
| 1944 | 268 | #368 | 375 | #358 |
| 1943 | 237 | #401 | 333 | #403 |
| 1942 | 257 | #381 | 310 | #408 |
| 1941 | 208 | #405 | 239 | #444 |
| 1940 | 200 | #408 | 206 | #468 |
| 1939 | 166 | #444 | 131 | #586 |
| 1938 | 125 | #520 | 104 | #676 |
| 1937 | 93 | #602 | 80 | #766 |
| 1936 | 80 | #659 | 69 | #814 |
| 1935 | 91 | #616 | 65 | #860 |
| 1934 | 96 | #604 | 65 | #853 |
| 1933 | 69 | #739 | 58 | #892 |
| 1932 | 68 | #768 | 58 | #930 |
| 1931 | 60 | #812 | 37 | #1,193 |
| 1930 | 71 | #764 | 50 | #1,050 |
| 1929 | 60 | #853 | 46 | #1,091 |
| 1928 | 54 | #924 | 36 | #1,283 |
| 1927 | 57 | #909 | 38 | #1,297 |
| 1926 | 63 | #839 | 19 | #2,062 |
| 1925 | 47 | #1,007 | 42 | #1,209 |
| 1924 | 42 | #1,115 | 30 | #1,561 |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,208 | 24 | #1,772 |
| 1922 | 37 | #1,192 | 33 | #1,426 |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,175 | 15 | #2,484 |
| 1920 | 46 | #1,032 | 20 | #2,004 |
| 1919 | 32 | #1,259 | 8 | #3,747 |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,756 | 19 | #2,020 |
| 1917 | 33 | #1,198 | 11 | #2,844 |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,328 | 6 | #4,315 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,299 | 17 | #1,946 |
| 1914 | 26 | #1,150 | 6 | #3,541 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,782 | 10 | #2,137 |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,131 | 8 | #2,318 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,360 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,251 | 5 | #2,490 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,179 | 6 | #1,827 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #979 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Robin reached #143 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #25 in 1962. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Robin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.