Robert vs Michael
Side-by-side popularity comparison of Robert and
Michael year by year (1880–2024).
| 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 |
| Year | Babies |
| 1880 | 354 |
| 1881 | 298 |
| 1882 | 321 |
| 1883 | 307 |
| 1884 | 373 |
| 1885 | 370 |
| 1886 | 348 |
| 1887 | 344 |
| 1888 | 466 |
| 1889 | 377 |
| 1890 | 394 |
| 1891 | 333 |
| 1892 | 380 |
| 1893 | 407 |
| 1894 | 423 |
| 1895 | 413 |
| 1896 | 399 |
| 1897 | 368 |
| 1898 | 434 |
| 1899 | 375 |
| 1900 | 495 |
| 1901 | 384 |
| 1902 | 460 |
| 1903 | 466 |
| 1904 | 462 |
| 1905 | 513 |
| 1906 | 531 |
| 1907 | 586 |
| 1908 | 688 |
| 1909 | 635 |
| 1910 | 844 |
| 1911 | 1,159 |
| 1912 | 2,104 |
| 1913 | 2,607 |
| 1914 | 3,362 |
| 1915 | 4,079 |
| 1916 | 4,210 |
| 1917 | 4,288 |
| 1918 | 4,296 |
| 1919 | 3,910 |
| 1920 | 4,003 |
| 1921 | 4,198 |
| 1922 | 3,990 |
| 1923 | 3,915 |
| 1924 | 3,874 |
| 1925 | 3,761 |
| 1926 | 3,485 |
| 1927 | 3,605 |
| 1928 | 3,598 |
| 1929 | 3,465 |
| 1930 | 3,542 |
| 1931 | 3,489 |
| 1932 | 3,607 |
| 1933 | 3,549 |
| 1934 | 4,108 |
| 1935 | 4,906 |
| 1936 | 5,800 |
| 1937 | 7,094 |
| 1938 | 9,076 |
| 1939 | 10,829 |
| 1940 | 13,228 |
| 1941 | 15,935 |
| 1942 | 21,728 |
| 1943 | 24,745 |
| 1944 | 26,717 |
| 1945 | 29,902 |
| 1946 | 41,192 |
| 1947 | 50,505 |
| 1948 | 52,566 |
| 1949 | 60,046 |
| 1950 | 65,138 |
| 1951 | 72,805 |
| 1952 | 79,039 |
| 1953 | 84,202 |
| 1954 | 88,564 |
| 1955 | 88,352 |
| 1956 | 90,691 |
| 1957 | 92,786 |
| 1958 | 90,598 |
| 1959 | 85,291 |
| 1960 | 84,139 |
| 1961 | 86,968 |
| 1962 | 85,056 |
| 1963 | 83,757 |
| 1964 | 82,619 |
| 1965 | 81,002 |
| 1966 | 79,984 |
| 1967 | 82,412 |
| 1968 | 81,974 |
| 1969 | 85,159 |
| 1970 | 85,271 |
| 1971 | 77,585 |
| 1972 | 71,391 |
| 1973 | 67,808 |
| 1974 | 67,535 |
| 1975 | 68,422 |
| 1976 | 66,917 |
| 1977 | 67,588 |
| 1978 | 67,133 |
| 1979 | 67,718 |
| 1980 | 68,687 |
| 1981 | 68,759 |
| 1982 | 68,228 |
| 1983 | 67,997 |
| 1984 | 67,741 |
| 1985 | 64,936 |
| 1986 | 64,236 |
| 1987 | 63,663 |
| 1988 | 64,168 |
| 1989 | 65,409 |
| 1990 | 65,318 |
| 1991 | 60,807 |
| 1992 | 54,409 |
| 1993 | 49,568 |
| 1994 | 44,475 |
| 1995 | 41,410 |
| 1996 | 38,373 |
| 1997 | 37,557 |
| 1998 | 36,619 |
| 1999 | 33,915 |
| 2000 | 32,043 |
| 2001 | 29,689 |
| 2002 | 28,258 |
| 2003 | 27,129 |
| 2004 | 25,470 |
| 2005 | 23,827 |
| 2006 | 22,651 |
| 2007 | 22,024 |
| 2008 | 20,651 |
| 2009 | 18,960 |
| 2010 | 17,381 |
| 2011 | 16,822 |
| 2012 | 16,209 |
| 2013 | 15,540 |
| 2014 | 15,496 |
| 2015 | 14,497 |
| 2016 | 14,139 |
| 2017 | 12,723 |
| 2018 | 11,750 |
| 2019 | 10,614 |
| 2020 | 9,824 |
| 2021 | 9,136 |
| 2022 | 8,888 |
| 2023 | 8,416 |
| 2024 | 8,189 |