Robin
A medieval pet form of Robert; the bird was named after the name, not the reverse.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Robin first shows up in the national records in 1881. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1953 to 1979. Its biggest year was 1961, when 15,653 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 27 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1962, at No. 25. In 2025 it ranked No. 704 for girls. The name has also seen real use for boys: 46,952 of the 338,913 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Robyn (64,604), Robbin (10,384), Robynn (1,312), Robbyn (1,066), Robyne (666) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Robert
Explore Robin interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | No. 1659 |
| 1910s | 91 | No. 1883 |
| 1920s | 303 | No. 1078 |
| 1930s | 717 | No. 583 |
| 1940s | 6,169 | No. 210 |
| 1950s | 82,423 | No. 29 |
| 1960s | 118,327 | No. 25 |
| 1970s | 45,943 | No. 51 |
| 1980s | 22,694 | No. 102 |
| 1990s | 8,501 | No. 201 |
| 2000s | 2,581 | No. 598 |
| 2010s | 2,183 | No. 975 |
| 2020s | 2,018 | No. 704 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.