Robson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROB-sun
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Robson is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Robert”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Robson mean?
English: English and Scottish surname
“son of Robert”
Robson is also a popular first name in Brazil.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Robson a girl's or a boy's name?
Robson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Robson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Robson, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 88 boys.
Half of all the boys named Robson in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Robson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 25 | #1,149 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 32 | #737 |
| 2002 | 26 | #791 |
| 2001 | 33 | #629 |
| 2000 | 37 | #578 |
| 1999 | 37 | #575 |
| 1998 | 47 | #489 |
| 1997 | 45 | #476 |
| 1996 | 88 | #313 |
How popular is Robson in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Robson in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Robson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Nicknames for Robson
Names like Robson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaxon, Mason, Hudson, Ronan, Riley, Hayden, Aiden, Ryan, Grayson, Harrison, Dylan, Bailey
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, River
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Robson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/robson, updated 20 October 2026.