Robin
Unisex · ROB-in · Germanic
Unisex
Robin is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “bright fame”. In 2025 it ranked 110th for boys in the UK (529 babies) and 704th for girls in the US (400 babies).
What does Robin mean?
Germanic: medieval French pet form of Robert
“bright fame”
A medieval pet form of Robert, made famous by the outlaw Robin Hood; the bird was named after the name.
- Say it
- ROB-in
More on Wiktionary.
Is Robin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Robin has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 207 girls and 529 boys in the UK and 400 girls and 382 boys in the US.
How popular is Robin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #110among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 529about 1 in 570 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 529 boys in the UK were named Robin, making it the 110th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 152nd. 207 girls were also named Robin in 2025 (249th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Robin of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Robin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 28% of the babies named Robin in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 109th in England and Wales, 132nd in Scotland and 199th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1934 (#82), 1944 (#57), 1954 (#59), 1964 (#69), 1974 (#75) and 1984 (#99).
Robin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 529 | #110 |
| 2024 | 496 | #119 |
| 2023 | 483 | #123 |
| 2022 | 518 | #125 |
| 2021 | 486 | #133 |
| 2020 | 414 | #152 |
| 2019 | 434 | #151 |
| 2018 | 341 | #179 |
| 2017 | 276 | #220 |
| 2016 | 310 | #205 |
| 2015 | 293 | #218 |
| 2014 | 268 | #234 |
| 2013 | 224 | #251 |
| 2012 | 216 | #255 |
| 2011 | 162 | #312 |
| 2010 | 142 | #339 |
| 2009 | 120 | #365 |
| 2008 | 126 | #348 |
| 2007 | 148 | #295 |
| 2006 | 145 | #283 |
| 2005 | 129 | #290 |
| 2004 | 116 | #302 |
| 2003 | 130 | #267 |
| 2002 | 131 | #253 |
| 2001 | 108 | #285 |
| 2000 | 121 | #267 |
| 1999 | 119 | #274 |
| 1998 | 149 | #236 |
| 1997 | 166 | #220 |
| 1996 | 177 | #204 |
How popular is Robin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #704among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 400about 1 in 4,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 400 girls in the US were named Robin, making it the 704th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 900th. Its busiest year was 1961, with 15,653 girls. It first appears in the records in 1904. 382 boys were also named Robin in 2025 (703rd for boys).
2025 had more girls named Robin than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Robin in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1971, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 558 girls in the US were given Robin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #542, up from #704 for this spelling alone.
In 1914, 19% of the babies named Robin in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 51%, with more girls than boys since 1940.
Robin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 400 | #704 |
| 2024 | 352 | #798 |
| 2023 | 358 | #787 |
| 2022 | 324 | #859 |
| 2021 | 291 | #918 |
| 2020 | 293 | #900 |
| 2019 | 262 | #984 |
| 2018 | 271 | #975 |
| 2017 | 256 | #1,014 |
| 2016 | 239 | #1,086 |
| 2015 | 260 | #1,026 |
| 2014 | 226 | #1,121 |
| 2013 | 190 | #1,254 |
| 2012 | 175 | #1,340 |
| 2011 | 146 | #1,515 |
| 2010 | 158 | #1,438 |
| 2009 | 178 | #1,342 |
| 2008 | 188 | #1,317 |
| 2007 | 214 | #1,188 |
| 2006 | 226 | #1,107 |
| 2005 | 214 | #1,105 |
| 2004 | 253 | #952 |
| 2003 | 255 | #923 |
| 2002 | 271 | #850 |
| 2001 | 359 | #692 |
| 2000 | 423 | #598 |
| 1999 | 462 | #544 |
| 1998 | 496 | #510 |
| 1997 | 596 | #430 |
| 1996 | 719 | #375 |
| 1995 | 727 | #358 |
| 1994 | 799 | #334 |
| 1993 | 998 | #278 |
| 1992 | 1,056 | #264 |
| 1991 | 1,233 | #231 |
| 1990 | 1,415 | #201 |
| 1989 | 1,800 | #160 |
| 1988 | 1,765 | #161 |
| 1987 | 1,911 | #145 |
| 1986 | 2,266 | #121 |
| 1985 | 2,012 | #147 |
| 1984 | 2,111 | #139 |
| 1983 | 2,386 | #127 |
| 1982 | 2,769 | #108 |
| 1981 | 2,867 | #102 |
| 1980 | 2,807 | #109 |
| 1979 | 3,209 | #95 |
| 1978 | 3,440 | #89 |
| 1977 | 3,428 | #84 |
| 1976 | 3,623 | #75 |
| 1975 | 4,328 | #65 |
| 1974 | 4,525 | #63 |
| 1973 | 4,804 | #60 |
| 1972 | 5,369 | #55 |
| 1971 | 6,213 | #51 |
| 1970 | 7,004 | #51 |
| 1969 | 7,501 | #46 |
| 1968 | 8,180 | #43 |
| 1967 | 7,696 | #45 |
| 1966 | 9,440 | #42 |
| 1965 | 11,995 | #33 |
| 1964 | 14,328 | #27 |
| 1963 | 14,435 | #25 |
| 1962 | 15,128 | #25 |
| 1961 | 15,653 | #27 |
| 1960 | 13,971 | #33 |
| 1959 | 12,854 | #32 |
| 1958 | 11,548 | #32 |
| 1957 | 12,579 | #30 |
| 1956 | 11,621 | #29 |
| 1955 | 10,217 | #33 |
| 1954 | 9,044 | #41 |
| 1953 | 6,037 | #66 |
| 1952 | 3,641 | #102 |
| 1951 | 2,891 | #122 |
| 1950 | 1,991 | #149 |
| 1949 | 1,281 | #210 |
| 1948 | 1,095 | #221 |
| 1947 | 936 | #245 |
| 1946 | 773 | #259 |
| 1945 | 621 | #277 |
| 1944 | 375 | #358 |
| 1943 | 333 | #401 |
| 1942 | 310 | #408 |
| 1941 | 239 | #443 |
| 1940 | 206 | #465 |
| 1939 | 131 | #583 |
| 1938 | 104 | #674 |
| 1937 | 80 | #761 |
| 1936 | 69 | #810 |
| 1935 | 65 | #855 |
| 1934 | 65 | #848 |
| 1933 | 58 | #887 |
| 1932 | 58 | #923 |
| 1931 | 37 | #1,175 |
| 1930 | 50 | #1,041 |
| 1929 | 46 | #1,078 |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,270 |
| 1927 | 38 | #1,278 |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,996 |
| 1925 | 42 | #1,196 |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,533 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,736 |
| 1922 | 33 | #1,403 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,378 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,952 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,962 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,692 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,882 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 10 | #2,033 |
| 1912 | 8 | #2,143 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,140 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,658 |
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