Robert
Boy · ROB-ert · Germanic
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Robert is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bright fame”. In 2025 it ranked 149th for boys in the UK (391 babies) and 92nd for boys in the US (3,772 babies).
What does Robert mean?
Germanic: Germanic, via Norman French
“bright fame”
Brought to Britain by the Normans; Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, defeated the English at Bannockburn in 1314.
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Is Robert a girl's or a boy's name?
Robert is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 391 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 3,772 boys in the US.
How popular is Robert in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #149among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 391about 1 in 770 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 391 boys in the UK were named Robert, making it the 149th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 120th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 2,976 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Robert since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Robert in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 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 164th in England and Wales, 86th in Scotland and 114th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#15), 1914 (#10), 1924 (#8), 1934 (#11), 1944 (#5), 1954 (#6), 1964 (#9), 1974 (#14), 1984 (#13), 1994 (#25), 2004 (#60) and 2014 (#96).
Robert in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 391 | #149 |
| 2024 | 429 | #141 |
| 2023 | 428 | #142 |
| 2022 | 451 | #140 |
| 2021 | 486 | #133 |
| 2020 | 529 | #120 |
| 2019 | 628 | #111 |
| 2018 | 647 | #108 |
| 2017 | 681 | #109 |
| 2016 | 746 | #102 |
| 2015 | 745 | #101 |
| 2014 | 798 | #90 |
| 2013 | 776 | #90 |
| 2012 | 818 | #90 |
| 2011 | 868 | #87 |
| 2010 | 898 | #84 |
| 2009 | 886 | #86 |
| 2008 | 991 | #81 |
| 2007 | 1,076 | #75 |
| 2006 | 1,108 | #73 |
| 2005 | 1,168 | #65 |
| 2004 | 1,271 | #59 |
| 2003 | 1,298 | #54 |
| 2002 | 1,506 | #46 |
| 2001 | 1,671 | #47 |
| 2000 | 1,930 | #41 |
| 1999 | 2,200 | #41 |
| 1998 | 2,475 | #38 |
| 1997 | 2,674 | #36 |
| 1996 | 2,976 | #30 |
How popular is Robert in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #92among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,772about 1 in 450 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,772 boys in the US were named Robert, making it the 92nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 80th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 91,655 boys. 5 girls were also named Robert in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Robert than any year since 1906.
Half of all the boys named Robert in the US since 1880 were born between 1935 and 1968, the years shaded on the chart below.
Robert in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,772 | #92 |
| 2024 | 3,806 | #90 |
| 2023 | 3,827 | #88 |
| 2022 | 4,082 | #84 |
| 2021 | 4,436 | #79 |
| 2020 | 4,402 | #80 |
| 2019 | 4,853 | #76 |
| 2018 | 5,191 | #71 |
| 2017 | 5,566 | #65 |
| 2016 | 6,010 | #62 |
| 2015 | 6,137 | #63 |
| 2014 | 6,660 | #60 |
| 2013 | 6,721 | #62 |
| 2012 | 6,963 | #60 |
| 2011 | 6,984 | #62 |
| 2010 | 7,569 | #54 |
| 2009 | 7,842 | #55 |
| 2008 | 8,841 | #49 |
| 2007 | 9,388 | #47 |
| 2006 | 9,911 | #47 |
| 2005 | 10,166 | #37 |
| 2004 | 10,684 | #36 |
| 2003 | 11,399 | #35 |
| 2002 | 12,031 | #34 |
| 2001 | 12,665 | #30 |
| 2000 | 13,739 | #29 |
| 1999 | 14,540 | #26 |
| 1998 | 15,527 | #23 |
| 1997 | 16,304 | #23 |
| 1996 | 17,676 | #23 |
| 1995 | 18,586 | #22 |
| 1994 | 20,560 | #21 |
| 1993 | 22,447 | #17 |
| 1992 | 24,094 | #17 |
| 1991 | 26,839 | #13 |
| 1990 | 28,886 | #13 |
| 1989 | 30,072 | #10 |
| 1988 | 30,319 | #10 |
| 1987 | 30,237 | #10 |
| 1986 | 31,350 | #9 |
| 1985 | 32,094 | #8 |
| 1984 | 31,768 | #9 |
| 1983 | 32,745 | #10 |
| 1982 | 34,409 | #9 |
| 1981 | 34,395 | #9 |
| 1980 | 34,266 | #9 |
| 1979 | 34,015 | #8 |
| 1978 | 33,374 | #8 |
| 1977 | 34,214 | #6 |
| 1976 | 33,789 | #7 |
| 1975 | 35,306 | #6 |
| 1974 | 37,005 | #7 |
| 1973 | 38,698 | #7 |
| 1972 | 43,013 | #6 |
| 1971 | 50,634 | #5 |
| 1970 | 57,177 | #5 |
| 1969 | 58,300 | #5 |
| 1968 | 58,174 | #5 |
| 1967 | 56,369 | #5 |
| 1966 | 59,317 | #5 |
| 1965 | 63,106 | #5 |
| 1964 | 69,980 | #5 |
| 1963 | 70,007 | #5 |
| 1962 | 70,199 | #5 |
| 1961 | 72,977 | #5 |
| 1960 | 72,357 | #5 |
| 1959 | 74,542 | #5 |
| 1958 | 77,338 | #4 |
| 1957 | 81,765 | #4 |
| 1956 | 83,924 | #3 |
| 1955 | 83,758 | #4 |
| 1954 | 86,331 | #2 |
| 1953 | 86,243 | #1 |
| 1952 | 86,588 | #2 |
| 1951 | 86,353 | #2 |
| 1950 | 83,553 | #2 |
| 1949 | 83,873 | #2 |
| 1948 | 85,478 | #2 |
| 1947 | 91,655 | #2 |
| 1946 | 84,136 | #2 |
| 1945 | 69,947 | #2 |
| 1944 | 70,855 | #2 |
| 1943 | 74,892 | #2 |
| 1942 | 71,845 | #2 |
| 1941 | 64,247 | #2 |
| 1940 | 61,198 | #2 |
| 1939 | 59,666 | #1 |
| 1938 | 62,271 | #1 |
| 1937 | 61,842 | #1 |
| 1936 | 58,500 | #1 |
| 1935 | 56,527 | #1 |
| 1934 | 55,843 | #1 |
| 1933 | 54,221 | #1 |
| 1932 | 59,268 | #1 |
| 1931 | 60,519 | #1 |
| 1930 | 62,153 | #1 |
| 1929 | 59,807 | #1 |
| 1928 | 60,701 | #1 |
| 1927 | 61,674 | #1 |
| 1926 | 61,130 | #1 |
| 1925 | 60,895 | #1 |
| 1924 | 60,802 | #1 |
| 1923 | 56,111 | #2 |
| 1922 | 53,796 | #2 |
| 1921 | 52,779 | #2 |
| 1920 | 48,679 | #3 |
| 1919 | 41,025 | #4 |
| 1918 | 40,619 | #4 |
| 1917 | 35,220 | #4 |
| 1916 | 31,741 | #4 |
| 1915 | 28,737 | #4 |
| 1914 | 21,188 | #4 |
| 1913 | 15,684 | #4 |
| 1912 | 12,836 | #4 |
| 1911 | 6,526 | #5 |
| 1910 | 5,609 | #4 |
| 1909 | 4,563 | #5 |
| 1908 | 4,219 | #5 |
| 1907 | 4,020 | #5 |
| 1906 | 3,635 | #5 |
| 1905 | 3,410 | #6 |
| 1904 | 3,414 | #5 |
| 1903 | 3,044 | #7 |
| 1902 | 3,180 | #6 |
| 1901 | 2,543 | #7 |
| 1900 | 3,821 | #6 |
| 1899 | 2,609 | #7 |
| 1898 | 2,932 | #7 |
| 1897 | 2,701 | #8 |
| 1896 | 2,719 | #8 |
| 1895 | 2,635 | #8 |
| 1894 | 2,497 | #8 |
| 1893 | 2,563 | #8 |
| 1892 | 2,710 | #8 |
| 1891 | 2,240 | #8 |
| 1890 | 2,541 | #8 |
| 1889 | 2,513 | #9 |
| 1888 | 2,814 | #8 |
| 1887 | 2,125 | #10 |
| 1886 | 2,443 | #8 |
| 1885 | 2,322 | #9 |
| 1884 | 2,468 | #10 |
| 1883 | 2,334 | #9 |
| 1882 | 2,500 | #10 |
| 1881 | 2,140 | #11 |
| 1880 | 2,415 | #10 |
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