Robel
Boy · ROH-bel · Hebrew
Robel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “behold, a son”. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Robel mean?
Hebrew: Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Reuben
“behold, a son”
Reuben was Jacob's eldest son and ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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- ROH-bel
Is Robel a girl's or a boy's name?
Robel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Robel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Robel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Robel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Robel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Robel, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Robel in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Robel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,804 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,222 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
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