Robyn
Girl · ROB-in · Germanic
Robyn is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bright fame”. In 2025 it ranked 68th for girls in the UK (734 babies) and 1,436th for girls in the US (150 babies).
What does Robyn mean?
Germanic: spelling of Robin, from Robert
“bright fame”
A spelling of Robin, the medieval pet form of Robert; in Britain this spelling is used mostly for girls.
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- ROB-in
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Is Robyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Robyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 734 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 150 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Robyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #68among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 734about 1 in 380 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 734 girls in the UK were named Robyn, making it the 68th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 70th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 964 girls. 7 boys were also named Robyn in 2025 (3,021st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Robyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 941 girls in the UK were given Robyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #58, up from #68 for this spelling alone.
- Robyn 734
- Robin 207
Among girls in 2025, it was 76th in England and Wales, 44th in Scotland and 61st in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#82), 2014 (#100) and 2024 (#78).
Robyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 734 | #68 |
| 2024 | 727 | #70 |
| 2023 | 825 | #58 |
| 2022 | 803 | #70 |
| 2021 | 863 | #71 |
| 2020 | 828 | #70 |
| 2019 | 964 | #64 |
| 2018 | 880 | #69 |
| 2017 | 808 | #76 |
| 2016 | 767 | #79 |
| 2015 | 788 | #80 |
| 2014 | 707 | #91 |
| 2013 | 577 | #107 |
| 2012 | 447 | #147 |
| 2011 | 390 | #155 |
| 2010 | 402 | #152 |
| 2009 | 383 | #161 |
| 2008 | 398 | #154 |
| 2007 | 411 | #150 |
| 2006 | 392 | #156 |
| 2005 | 409 | #145 |
| 2004 | 418 | #140 |
| 2003 | 477 | #120 |
| 2002 | 458 | #118 |
| 2001 | 558 | #105 |
| 2000 | 604 | #97 |
| 1999 | 681 | #85 |
| 1998 | 764 | #80 |
| 1997 | 774 | #78 |
| 1996 | 848 | #76 |
How popular is Robyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,436among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 150about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 150 girls in the US were named Robyn, making it the 1,436th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,201st. Its busiest year was 1964, with 1,882 girls. It first appears in the records in 1921. 9 boys were also named Robyn in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Robyn than any year since 1946.
Half of all the girls named Robyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 558 girls in the US were given Robyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #542, up from #1,436 for this spelling alone.
Robyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 150 | #1,436 |
| 2024 | 178 | #1,296 |
| 2023 | 178 | #1,287 |
| 2022 | 195 | #1,232 |
| 2021 | 210 | #1,162 |
| 2020 | 191 | #1,201 |
| 2019 | 234 | #1,075 |
| 2018 | 256 | #1,014 |
| 2017 | 235 | #1,079 |
| 2016 | 246 | #1,061 |
| 2015 | 252 | #1,047 |
| 2014 | 242 | #1,063 |
| 2013 | 202 | #1,190 |
| 2012 | 180 | #1,307 |
| 2011 | 164 | #1,392 |
| 2010 | 153 | #1,474 |
| 2009 | 177 | #1,349 |
| 2008 | 162 | #1,453 |
| 2007 | 191 | #1,283 |
| 2006 | 184 | #1,287 |
| 2005 | 202 | #1,149 |
| 2004 | 249 | #961 |
| 2003 | 263 | #907 |
| 2002 | 282 | #828 |
| 2001 | 294 | #800 |
| 2000 | 350 | #682 |
| 1999 | 396 | #612 |
| 1998 | 526 | #485 |
| 1997 | 498 | #498 |
| 1996 | 516 | #477 |
| 1995 | 502 | #490 |
| 1994 | 566 | #449 |
| 1993 | 677 | #379 |
| 1992 | 750 | #347 |
| 1991 | 792 | #334 |
| 1990 | 886 | #309 |
| 1989 | 912 | #287 |
| 1988 | 984 | #259 |
| 1987 | 1,050 | #246 |
| 1986 | 1,261 | #207 |
| 1985 | 1,010 | #253 |
| 1984 | 1,097 | #231 |
| 1983 | 1,270 | #203 |
| 1982 | 1,314 | #208 |
| 1981 | 1,367 | #195 |
| 1980 | 1,501 | #182 |
| 1979 | 1,399 | #191 |
| 1978 | 1,378 | #187 |
| 1977 | 1,511 | #179 |
| 1976 | 1,428 | #180 |
| 1975 | 1,510 | #172 |
| 1974 | 1,596 | #169 |
| 1973 | 1,475 | #182 |
| 1972 | 1,472 | #193 |
| 1971 | 1,417 | #216 |
| 1970 | 1,498 | #211 |
| 1969 | 1,687 | #188 |
| 1968 | 1,415 | #214 |
| 1967 | 1,190 | #241 |
| 1966 | 1,418 | #214 |
| 1965 | 1,393 | #227 |
| 1964 | 1,882 | #195 |
| 1963 | 1,695 | #207 |
| 1962 | 1,660 | #209 |
| 1961 | 1,534 | #219 |
| 1960 | 1,226 | #250 |
| 1959 | 1,131 | #260 |
| 1958 | 1,187 | #252 |
| 1957 | 1,187 | #249 |
| 1956 | 1,225 | #235 |
| 1955 | 1,009 | #267 |
| 1954 | 946 | #275 |
| 1953 | 662 | #316 |
| 1952 | 515 | #363 |
| 1951 | 408 | #413 |
| 1950 | 333 | #439 |
| 1949 | 325 | #439 |
| 1948 | 305 | #458 |
| 1947 | 329 | #449 |
| 1946 | 135 | #686 |
| 1945 | 67 | #925 |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,314 |
| 1943 | 47 | #1,180 |
| 1942 | 38 | #1,300 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,610 |
| 1940 | 28 | #1,442 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,350 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,340 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,317 |
| 1936 | 14 | #2,153 |
| 1935 | 14 | #2,205 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,740 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,405 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,462 |
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