Robbie
Boy · ROB-ee · Germanic
Big in ScotlandBig in Northern Ireland
Robbie is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bright fame”. In 2025 it ranked 343rd for boys in the UK (140 babies) and 2,108th for boys in the US (69 babies).
What does Robbie mean?
Germanic: pet form of Robert
“bright fame”
A pet form of Robert; Scotland's national poet Robert Burns is affectionately called Rabbie, the Scots version of it.
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- ROB-ee
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Is Robbie a girl's or a boy's name?
Robbie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 140 boys in the UK and 51 girls and 69 boys in the US.
How popular is Robbie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #343among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 140about 1 in 2,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 140 boys in the UK were named Robbie, making it the 343rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 362nd. Its busiest year was 2001, with 623 boys. 3 girls were also named Robbie in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Robbie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 563rd in England and Wales, 99th in Scotland and 120th in Northern Ireland.
Robbie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 | #343 |
| 2024 | 152 | #328 |
| 2023 | 126 | #374 |
| 2022 | 161 | #318 |
| 2021 | 171 | #309 |
| 2020 | 140 | #362 |
| 2019 | 135 | #373 |
| 2018 | 126 | #386 |
| 2017 | 181 | #316 |
| 2016 | 173 | #321 |
| 2015 | 193 | #291 |
| 2014 | 237 | #255 |
| 2013 | 250 | #234 |
| 2012 | 267 | #220 |
| 2011 | 231 | #239 |
| 2010 | 278 | #211 |
| 2009 | 252 | #212 |
| 2008 | 261 | #205 |
| 2007 | 352 | #170 |
| 2006 | 462 | #134 |
| 2005 | 415 | #142 |
| 2004 | 410 | #140 |
| 2003 | 416 | #135 |
| 2002 | 436 | #127 |
| 2001 | 623 | #100 |
| 2000 | 539 | #109 |
| 1999 | 577 | #102 |
| 1998 | 548 | #109 |
| 1997 | 415 | #120 |
| 1996 | 432 | #115 |
How popular is Robbie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,108among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 69about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 69 boys in the US were named Robbie, making it the 2,108th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,996th. Its busiest year was 1963, with 884 boys. It first appears in the records in 1889. 51 girls were also named Robbie in 2025 (3,130th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Robbie in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 1980, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 91 boys in the US were given Robbie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,575, up from #2,108 for this spelling alone.
- Robbie 69
- Robby 22
In 1897, 83% of the babies named Robbie in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 43%, with more boys than girls since 1961.
Robbie in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | #2,108 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2,444 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,063 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2,242 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,059 |
| 2020 | 71 | #1,996 |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,655 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,229 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,090 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,255 |
| 2015 | 64 | #2,145 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,203 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,941 |
| 2012 | 75 | #1,908 |
| 2011 | 69 | #1,987 |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,068 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,076 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,160 |
| 2007 | 58 | #2,257 |
| 2006 | 67 | #1,993 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,885 |
| 2004 | 63 | #1,930 |
| 2003 | 75 | #1,653 |
| 2002 | 83 | #1,502 |
| 2001 | 84 | #1,456 |
| 2000 | 100 | #1,287 |
| 1999 | 93 | #1,300 |
| 1998 | 81 | #1,403 |
| 1997 | 87 | #1,307 |
| 1996 | 117 | #1,040 |
| 1995 | 118 | #1,019 |
| 1994 | 111 | #1,055 |
| 1993 | 150 | #862 |
| 1992 | 154 | #851 |
| 1991 | 149 | #852 |
| 1990 | 184 | #744 |
| 1989 | 197 | #697 |
| 1988 | 211 | #652 |
| 1987 | 177 | #682 |
| 1986 | 223 | #595 |
| 1985 | 221 | #591 |
| 1984 | 184 | #631 |
| 1983 | 269 | #512 |
| 1982 | 315 | #478 |
| 1981 | 345 | #445 |
| 1980 | 345 | #448 |
| 1979 | 337 | #437 |
| 1978 | 352 | #417 |
| 1977 | 432 | #377 |
| 1976 | 312 | #443 |
| 1975 | 398 | #393 |
| 1974 | 415 | #380 |
| 1973 | 491 | #346 |
| 1972 | 584 | #314 |
| 1971 | 657 | #301 |
| 1970 | 673 | #300 |
| 1969 | 711 | #278 |
| 1968 | 651 | #290 |
| 1967 | 564 | #313 |
| 1966 | 595 | #306 |
| 1965 | 712 | #282 |
| 1964 | 848 | #263 |
| 1963 | 884 | #259 |
| 1962 | 703 | #290 |
| 1961 | 681 | #296 |
| 1960 | 454 | #369 |
| 1959 | 388 | #403 |
| 1958 | 404 | #390 |
| 1957 | 370 | #403 |
| 1956 | 312 | #428 |
| 1955 | 229 | #484 |
| 1954 | 229 | #477 |
| 1953 | 184 | #518 |
| 1952 | 174 | #531 |
| 1951 | 133 | #609 |
| 1950 | 118 | #636 |
| 1949 | 118 | #627 |
| 1948 | 119 | #620 |
| 1947 | 147 | #556 |
| 1946 | 104 | #630 |
| 1945 | 61 | #791 |
| 1944 | 51 | #888 |
| 1943 | 64 | #824 |
| 1942 | 71 | #760 |
| 1941 | 70 | #739 |
| 1940 | 74 | #702 |
| 1939 | 63 | #763 |
| 1938 | 46 | #927 |
| 1937 | 34 | #1,119 |
| 1936 | 49 | #873 |
| 1935 | 47 | #923 |
| 1934 | 59 | #808 |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,051 |
| 1932 | 46 | #963 |
| 1931 | 40 | #1,065 |
| 1930 | 33 | #1,235 |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,480 |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,078 |
| 1927 | 44 | #1,060 |
| 1926 | 34 | #1,242 |
| 1925 | 32 | #1,279 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,532 |
| 1923 | 27 | #1,420 |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,591 |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,648 |
| 1920 | 30 | #1,323 |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,321 |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,372 |
| 1917 | 27 | #1,322 |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,374 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,265 |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,388 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,802 |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,223 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,116 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,117 |
| 1909 | 11 | #893 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,021 |
| 1907 | 8 | #998 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 8 | #861 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #851 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #884 |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
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