Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: GermanThe name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþi- "fame" and *berhta- "bright". Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert. It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname.
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In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Robert yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
4,866,007 total US births make Robert one of this dataset's largest names by history — behind only James's and John's even bigger totals, just ahead of Michael's and William's. Its rank hit #1 in 1924; the count itself didn't peak until 1947, at 91,654 births — 23 years separating the two records.
2024's count, 3,785, sits 43% below its own count from a decade back, at #90 nationally — a steep percentage fall for a name whose historical scale rivals the very largest in this dataset.
Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, and Bob Marley, born Robert Nesta Marley, keep the shortened form alive in music; Robert Louis Stevenson anchors the full name in 19th-century literature.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 2,415 | #10 |
| 1881 | 2,140 | #11 |
| 1882 | 2,500 | #10 |
| 1883 | 2,334 | #9 |
| 1884 | 2,468 | #10 |
| 1885 | 2,322 | #9 |
| 1886 | 2,443 | #8 |
| 1887 | 2,125 | #11 |
| 1888 | 2,814 | #8 |
| 1889 | 2,513 | #9 |
| 1890 | 2,541 | #8 |
| 1891 | 2,240 | #8 |
| 1892 | 2,710 | #8 |
| 1893 | 2,563 | #8 |
| 1894 | 2,497 | #8 |
| 1895 | 2,635 | #8 |
| 1896 | 2,719 | #8 |
| 1897 | 2,701 | #8 |
| 1898 | 2,932 | #7 |
| 1899 | 2,609 | #7 |
| 1900 | 3,821 | #6 |
| 1901 | 2,543 | #7 |
| 1902 | 3,180 | #6 |
| 1903 | 3,044 | #7 |
| 1904 | 3,414 | #5 |
| 1905 | 3,410 | #6 |
| 1906 | 3,635 | #5 |
| 1907 | 4,020 | #5 |
| 1908 | 4,219 | #5 |
| 1909 | 4,563 | #5 |
| 1910 | 5,609 | #4 |
| 1911 | 6,526 | #5 |
| 1912 | 12,836 | #4 |
| 1913 | 15,684 | #4 |
| 1914 | 21,188 | #4 |
| 1915 | 28,737 | #4 |
| 1916 | 31,741 | #4 |
| 1917 | 35,220 | #4 |
| 1918 | 40,619 | #4 |
| 1919 | 41,025 | #4 |
| 1920 | 48,679 | #3 |
| 1921 | 52,779 | #2 |
| 1922 | 53,796 | #2 |
| 1923 | 56,113 | #2 |
| 1924 | 60,799 | #1 |
| 1925 | 60,896 | #1 |
| 1926 | 61,130 | #1 |
| 1927 | 61,674 | #1 |
| 1928 | 60,701 | #1 |
| 1929 | 59,808 | #1 |
| 1930 | 62,152 | #1 |
| 1931 | 60,520 | #1 |
| 1932 | 59,268 | #1 |
| 1933 | 54,219 | #1 |
| 1934 | 55,843 | #1 |
| 1935 | 56,525 | #1 |
| 1936 | 58,501 | #1 |
| 1937 | 61,842 | #1 |
| 1938 | 62,270 | #1 |
| 1939 | 59,659 | #1 |
| 1940 | 61,194 | #2 |
| 1941 | 64,247 | #2 |
| 1942 | 71,841 | #2 |
| 1943 | 74,890 | #2 |
| 1944 | 70,855 | #2 |
| 1945 | 69,945 | #2 |
| 1946 | 84,138 | #2 |
| 1947 | 91,654 | #2 |
| 1948 | 85,475 | #2 |
| 1949 | 83,876 | #2 |
| 1950 | 83,551 | #2 |
| 1951 | 86,355 | #2 |
| 1952 | 86,588 | #2 |
| 1953 | 86,245 | #1 |
| 1954 | 86,333 | #2 |
| 1955 | 83,755 | #4 |
| 1956 | 83,912 | #3 |
| 1957 | 81,776 | #4 |
| 1958 | 77,334 | #4 |
| 1959 | 74,542 | #5 |
| 1960 | 72,344 | #5 |
| 1961 | 72,963 | #5 |
| 1962 | 70,201 | #5 |
| 1963 | 69,997 | #5 |
| 1964 | 69,983 | #5 |
| 1965 | 63,112 | #5 |
| 1966 | 59,309 | #5 |
| 1967 | 56,371 | #5 |
| 1968 | 58,186 | #5 |
| 1969 | 58,303 | #5 |
| 1970 | 57,179 | #5 |
| 1971 | 50,635 | #5 |
| 1972 | 43,015 | #6 |
| 1973 | 38,698 | #7 |
| 1974 | 37,009 | #7 |
| 1975 | 35,308 | #6 |
| 1976 | 33,791 | #7 |
| 1977 | 34,217 | #6 |
| 1978 | 33,379 | #8 |
| 1979 | 34,018 | #8 |
| 1980 | 34,269 | #9 |
| 1981 | 34,397 | #9 |
| 1982 | 34,414 | #9 |
| 1983 | 32,744 | #10 |
| 1984 | 31,772 | #9 |
| 1985 | 32,095 | #8 |
| 1986 | 31,351 | #9 |
| 1987 | 30,240 | #10 |
| 1988 | 30,317 | #10 |
| 1989 | 30,073 | #10 |
| 1990 | 28,885 | #13 |
| 1991 | 26,836 | #13 |
| 1992 | 24,095 | #17 |
| 1993 | 22,447 | #17 |
| 1994 | 20,559 | #21 |
| 1995 | 18,586 | #22 |
| 1996 | 17,676 | #23 |
| 1997 | 16,303 | #23 |
| 1998 | 15,527 | #23 |
| 1999 | 14,540 | #26 |
| 2000 | 13,739 | #29 |
| 2001 | 12,665 | #30 |
| 2002 | 12,031 | #34 |
| 2003 | 11,399 | #35 |
| 2004 | 10,681 | #36 |
| 2005 | 10,166 | #37 |
| 2006 | 9,911 | #47 |
| 2007 | 9,388 | #47 |
| 2008 | 8,840 | #49 |
| 2009 | 7,838 | #55 |
| 2010 | 7,564 | #54 |
| 2011 | 6,984 | #62 |
| 2012 | 6,963 | #60 |
| 2013 | 6,721 | #62 |
| 2014 | 6,660 | #60 |
| 2015 | 6,132 | #63 |
| 2016 | 6,005 | #62 |
| 2017 | 5,566 | #65 |
| 2018 | 5,191 | #71 |
| 2019 | 4,851 | #76 |
| 2020 | 4,401 | #80 |
| 2021 | 4,430 | #79 |
| 2022 | 4,078 | #84 |
| 2023 | 3,823 | #89 |
| 2024 | 3,785 | #90 |
