John vs Robert
Side-by-side popularity comparison of John and
Robert year by year (1880–2024).
| Year | Babies |
| 1880 | 9,655 |
| 1881 | 8,768 |
| 1882 | 9,557 |
| 1883 | 8,894 |
| 1884 | 9,388 |
| 1885 | 8,756 |
| 1886 | 9,026 |
| 1887 | 8,110 |
| 1888 | 9,247 |
| 1889 | 8,548 |
| 1890 | 8,502 |
| 1891 | 7,680 |
| 1892 | 9,039 |
| 1893 | 8,049 |
| 1894 | 8,237 |
| 1895 | 8,320 |
| 1896 | 8,138 |
| 1897 | 7,550 |
| 1898 | 8,159 |
| 1899 | 6,990 |
| 1900 | 9,828 |
| 1901 | 6,900 |
| 1902 | 7,907 |
| 1903 | 7,608 |
| 1904 | 8,108 |
| 1905 | 8,059 |
| 1906 | 8,264 |
| 1907 | 8,983 |
| 1908 | 9,343 |
| 1909 | 9,590 |
| 1910 | 11,450 |
| 1911 | 13,446 |
| 1912 | 24,588 |
| 1913 | 29,329 |
| 1914 | 37,947 |
| 1915 | 47,576 |
| 1916 | 50,043 |
| 1917 | 51,852 |
| 1918 | 56,558 |
| 1919 | 53,523 |
| 1920 | 56,913 |
| 1921 | 58,215 |
| 1922 | 57,281 |
| 1923 | 57,467 |
| 1924 | 59,052 |
| 1925 | 57,195 |
| 1926 | 56,108 |
| 1927 | 55,949 |
| 1928 | 53,761 |
| 1929 | 52,110 |
| 1930 | 52,447 |
| 1931 | 48,422 |
| 1932 | 48,625 |
| 1933 | 46,225 |
| 1934 | 46,742 |
| 1935 | 47,510 |
| 1936 | 47,679 |
| 1937 | 48,753 |
| 1938 | 50,518 |
| 1939 | 51,025 |
| 1940 | 54,784 |
| 1941 | 57,519 |
| 1942 | 66,041 |
| 1943 | 68,928 |
| 1944 | 66,611 |
| 1945 | 66,118 |
| 1946 | 79,266 |
| 1947 | 88,321 |
| 1948 | 82,832 |
| 1949 | 81,180 |
| 1950 | 79,412 |
| 1951 | 81,570 |
| 1952 | 83,138 |
| 1953 | 80,167 |
| 1954 | 81,176 |
| 1955 | 80,122 |
| 1956 | 80,806 |
| 1957 | 79,032 |
| 1958 | 76,049 |
| 1959 | 76,445 |
| 1960 | 76,086 |
| 1961 | 79,973 |
| 1962 | 78,420 |
| 1963 | 78,616 |
| 1964 | 82,519 |
| 1965 | 71,499 |
| 1966 | 65,015 |
| 1967 | 61,603 |
| 1968 | 60,906 |
| 1969 | 58,737 |
| 1970 | 58,496 |
| 1971 | 51,508 |
| 1972 | 43,162 |
| 1973 | 39,169 |
| 1974 | 37,618 |
| 1975 | 35,075 |
| 1976 | 33,979 |
| 1977 | 34,199 |
| 1978 | 34,018 |
| 1979 | 35,412 |
| 1980 | 35,277 |
| 1981 | 34,872 |
| 1982 | 34,707 |
| 1983 | 33,158 |
| 1984 | 32,611 |
| 1985 | 31,499 |
| 1986 | 30,208 |
| 1987 | 29,553 |
| 1988 | 29,423 |
| 1989 | 29,853 |
| 1990 | 29,090 |
| 1991 | 27,809 |
| 1992 | 26,255 |
| 1993 | 24,995 |
| 1994 | 24,186 |
| 1995 | 23,244 |
| 1996 | 22,186 |
| 1997 | 21,386 |
| 1998 | 20,631 |
| 1999 | 20,365 |
| 2000 | 20,113 |
| 2001 | 18,903 |
| 2002 | 17,476 |
| 2003 | 17,249 |
| 2004 | 16,467 |
| 2005 | 15,791 |
| 2006 | 15,176 |
| 2007 | 14,440 |
| 2008 | 13,335 |
| 2009 | 12,133 |
| 2010 | 11,567 |
| 2011 | 11,065 |
| 2012 | 10,635 |
| 2013 | 10,736 |
| 2014 | 10,699 |
| 2015 | 10,421 |
| 2016 | 10,055 |
| 2017 | 9,530 |
| 2018 | 9,198 |
| 2019 | 8,857 |
| 2020 | 8,262 |
| 2021 | 8,182 |
| 2022 | 7,993 |
| 2023 | 7,793 |
| 2024 | 8,047 |
| Year | Babies |
| 1880 | 2,415 |
| 1881 | 2,140 |
| 1882 | 2,500 |
| 1883 | 2,334 |
| 1884 | 2,468 |
| 1885 | 2,322 |
| 1886 | 2,443 |
| 1887 | 2,125 |
| 1888 | 2,814 |
| 1889 | 2,513 |
| 1890 | 2,541 |
| 1891 | 2,240 |
| 1892 | 2,710 |
| 1893 | 2,563 |
| 1894 | 2,497 |
| 1895 | 2,635 |
| 1896 | 2,719 |
| 1897 | 2,701 |
| 1898 | 2,932 |
| 1899 | 2,609 |
| 1900 | 3,821 |
| 1901 | 2,543 |
| 1902 | 3,180 |
| 1903 | 3,044 |
| 1904 | 3,414 |
| 1905 | 3,410 |
| 1906 | 3,635 |
| 1907 | 4,020 |
| 1908 | 4,219 |
| 1909 | 4,563 |
| 1910 | 5,609 |
| 1911 | 6,526 |
| 1912 | 12,836 |
| 1913 | 15,684 |
| 1914 | 21,188 |
| 1915 | 28,737 |
| 1916 | 31,741 |
| 1917 | 35,220 |
| 1918 | 40,619 |
| 1919 | 41,025 |
| 1920 | 48,679 |
| 1921 | 52,779 |
| 1922 | 53,796 |
| 1923 | 56,113 |
| 1924 | 60,799 |
| 1925 | 60,896 |
| 1926 | 61,130 |
| 1927 | 61,674 |
| 1928 | 60,701 |
| 1929 | 59,808 |
| 1930 | 62,152 |
| 1931 | 60,520 |
| 1932 | 59,268 |
| 1933 | 54,219 |
| 1934 | 55,843 |
| 1935 | 56,525 |
| 1936 | 58,501 |
| 1937 | 61,842 |
| 1938 | 62,270 |
| 1939 | 59,659 |
| 1940 | 61,194 |
| 1941 | 64,247 |
| 1942 | 71,841 |
| 1943 | 74,890 |
| 1944 | 70,855 |
| 1945 | 69,945 |
| 1946 | 84,138 |
| 1947 | 91,654 |
| 1948 | 85,475 |
| 1949 | 83,876 |
| 1950 | 83,551 |
| 1951 | 86,355 |
| 1952 | 86,588 |
| 1953 | 86,245 |
| 1954 | 86,333 |
| 1955 | 83,755 |
| 1956 | 83,912 |
| 1957 | 81,776 |
| 1958 | 77,334 |
| 1959 | 74,542 |
| 1960 | 72,344 |
| 1961 | 72,963 |
| 1962 | 70,201 |
| 1963 | 69,997 |
| 1964 | 69,983 |
| 1965 | 63,112 |
| 1966 | 59,309 |
| 1967 | 56,371 |
| 1968 | 58,186 |
| 1969 | 58,303 |
| 1970 | 57,179 |
| 1971 | 50,635 |
| 1972 | 43,015 |
| 1973 | 38,698 |
| 1974 | 37,009 |
| 1975 | 35,308 |
| 1976 | 33,791 |
| 1977 | 34,217 |
| 1978 | 33,379 |
| 1979 | 34,018 |
| 1980 | 34,269 |
| 1981 | 34,397 |
| 1982 | 34,414 |
| 1983 | 32,744 |
| 1984 | 31,772 |
| 1985 | 32,095 |
| 1986 | 31,351 |
| 1987 | 30,240 |
| 1988 | 30,317 |
| 1989 | 30,073 |
| 1990 | 28,885 |
| 1991 | 26,836 |
| 1992 | 24,095 |
| 1993 | 22,447 |
| 1994 | 20,559 |
| 1995 | 18,586 |
| 1996 | 17,676 |
| 1997 | 16,303 |
| 1998 | 15,527 |
| 1999 | 14,540 |
| 2000 | 13,739 |
| 2001 | 12,665 |
| 2002 | 12,031 |
| 2003 | 11,399 |
| 2004 | 10,681 |
| 2005 | 10,166 |
| 2006 | 9,911 |
| 2007 | 9,388 |
| 2008 | 8,840 |
| 2009 | 7,838 |
| 2010 | 7,564 |
| 2011 | 6,984 |
| 2012 | 6,963 |
| 2013 | 6,721 |
| 2014 | 6,660 |
| 2015 | 6,132 |
| 2016 | 6,005 |
| 2017 | 5,566 |
| 2018 | 5,191 |
| 2019 | 4,851 |
| 2020 | 4,401 |
| 2021 | 4,430 |
| 2022 | 4,078 |
| 2023 | 3,823 |
| 2024 | 3,785 |