Roby

Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Roby first appears in the data in 1884 and has been recorded in 126 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1964 with 50 babies (rank #1,078 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Roby

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Roby yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,592

Total babies (all years)

126

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1884	6	#953
1886	6	#942
1888	6	#1,014
1890	7	#865
1894	5	#1,209
1895	6	#1,061
1896	8	#885
1898	8	#874
1899	6	#1,033
1900	5	#1,468
1901	8	#841
1904	6	#1,180
1907	6	#1,315
1908	9	#1,010
1909	6	#1,416
1910	6	#1,554
1911	9	#1,270
1912	6	#2,493
1913	15	#1,428
1914	24	#1,218
1915	24	#1,402
1916	29	#1,259
1917	26	#1,386
1918	44	#1,028
1919	39	#1,117
1920	31	#1,316
1921	28	#1,439
1922	27	#1,463
1923	29	#1,377
1924	29	#1,403
1925	28	#1,417
1926	28	#1,399
1927	24	#1,594
1928	17	#1,950
1929	26	#1,441
1930	22	#1,594
1931	23	#1,484
1932	26	#1,379
1933	13	#2,077
1934	36	#1,115
1935	29	#1,269
1936	30	#1,221
1937	24	#1,397
1938	20	#1,552
1939	19	#1,570
1940	27	#1,306
1941	20	#1,578
1942	25	#1,414
1943	27	#1,358
1944	26	#1,324
1945	20	#1,526
1946	33	#1,231
1947	43	#1,113
1948	33	#1,274
1949	35	#1,224
1950	17	#1,869
1951	18	#1,822
1952	15	#2,061
1953	30	#1,402
1954	30	#1,403
1955	24	#1,603
1956	35	#1,312
1957	29	#1,481
1958	32	#1,393
1959	30	#1,462
1960	36	#1,333
1961	41	#1,245
1962	37	#1,290
1963	37	#1,301
1964	50	#1,078
1965	38	#1,251
1966	27	#1,509
1967	24	#1,603
1968	31	#1,421
1969	37	#1,319
1970	33	#1,489
1971	27	#1,736
1972	33	#1,499
1973	26	#1,769
1974	27	#1,782
1975	17	#2,519
1976	22	#2,161
1977	21	#2,254
1978	19	#2,461
1979	20	#2,446
1980	15	#3,068
1981	16	#2,868
1982	17	#2,799
1983	11	#3,821
1984	8	#4,877
1985	13	#3,560
1986	11	#4,069
1987	12	#3,921
1988	24	#2,496
1989	16	#3,587
1990	21	#3,040
1991	13	#4,425
1992	14	#4,282
1993	9	#6,123
1994	8	#6,845
1995	14	#4,461
1996	21	#3,376
1997	16	#4,199
1998	11	#5,756
1999	10	#6,412
2000	18	#4,345
2001	11	#6,353
2002	18	#4,460
2003	5	#12,364
2004	18	#4,748
2005	8	#8,930
2006	8	#9,388
2007	10	#8,049
2008	11	#7,601
2009	15	#6,023
2010	12	#7,010
2011	12	#6,920
2015	5	#13,633
2016	5	#13,786
2017	8	#9,506
2018	7	#10,515
2019	12	#7,092
2020	5	#13,647
2021	5	#13,680
2022	10	#8,176
2023	10	#8,135