Is Roby a boy or girl name?
Roby was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 4.6% of the 2,592 US babies named Roby were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Roby since 1884
- 2,592
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 50 babies
Boys and girls named Roby, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 40 | 6 | 13% |
| 1910s | 222 | 29 | 11.6% |
| 1920s | 267 | 39 | 12.7% |
| 1930s | 242 | 5 | 2% |
| 1940s | 289 | 10 | 3.3% |
| 1950s | 260 | 13 | 4.8% |
| 1960s | 358 | 6 | 1.6% |
| 1970s | 245 | 10 | 3.9% |
| 1980s | 143 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #8,135 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | #8,176 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,680 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,647 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #7,092 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,515 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,506 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,786 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,633 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,920 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #7,010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 15 | #6,023 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,601 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #8,049 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,388 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,930 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,748 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,364 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,460 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,353 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,345 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,412 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,756 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,199 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,376 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,461 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,845 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,123 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,282 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,425 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 21 | #3,040 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,587 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,921 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,069 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,560 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,877 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,821 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,868 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,068 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,446 | 5 | #11,477 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,254 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,519 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 38 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 50 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 37 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 41 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 36 | #1,333 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1959 | 30 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 29 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 35 | #1,312 | 7 | #5,224 |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 30 | #1,403 | 6 | #5,618 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,061 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,822 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 33 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 43 | #1,113 | 5 | #5,957 |
| 1946 | 33 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 26 | #1,324 | 5 | #5,114 |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,552 | 5 | #4,869 |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 26 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 23 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 26 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,594 | 8 | #3,813 |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 28 | #1,417 | 6 | #4,866 |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,403 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,463 | 5 | #5,654 |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,439 | 6 | #4,996 |
| 1920 | 31 | #1,316 | 6 | #4,876 |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 44 | #1,028 | 5 | #5,450 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 29 | #1,259 | 7 | #3,860 |
| 1915 | 24 | #1,402 | 9 | #3,090 |
| 1914 | 24 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,428 | 8 | #2,504 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,180 | 6 | #1,828 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #953 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Roby reached #841 in 1901. As a girl name, it reached #1,828 in 1904. 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 Roby
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.