Robbin
Mostly boys · ROB-in · Germanic
Robbin is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “bright fame”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Robbin mean?
Germanic: variant of Robin, a medieval pet form of Robert, from hrod 'fame' + beraht 'bright'
“bright fame”
Robin Hood is the legendary outlaw hero of English folklore.
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Is Robbin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Robbin has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Robbin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1957, with 85 boys. It first appears in the records in 1929.
Half of all the boys named Robbin in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 1969, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1942, 44% of the babies named Robbin in the US were girls. By 1992 it was 68%, with more girls than boys since 1947.
Robbin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,870 |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,928 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,744 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,846 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,198 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,339 |
| 1967 | 34 | #1,286 |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,344 |
| 1965 | 39 | #1,226 |
| 1964 | 47 | #1,113 |
| 1963 | 58 | #993 |
| 1962 | 79 | #849 |
| 1961 | 69 | #914 |
| 1960 | 81 | #836 |
| 1959 | 63 | #968 |
| 1958 | 79 | #849 |
| 1957 | 85 | #817 |
| 1956 | 84 | #817 |
| 1955 | 61 | #956 |
| 1954 | 82 | #794 |
| 1953 | 73 | #838 |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,267 |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,122 |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,312 |
| 1949 | 36 | #1,184 |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,429 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,518 |
| 1946 | 30 | #1,277 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,580 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,404 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,333 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,471 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
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