EveryBabyNames

Robert

4 countries#92 in United States, 2025
US
#92
in United States, 2025
FR
#1419
in France, 2022
SCOT
#86
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#114
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
5,309,192
Peak year (United States)
1947
Peak-year count
91,892
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Robert was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

4,869,849 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #92 · peaked in 1947 with 91,892 births

Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

419,285 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #1419 · peaked in 1926 with 11,587 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Yvelines, Bouches-du-Rhône, Pas-de-Calais

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

18,795 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #86 · peaked in 1974 with 885 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

1,263 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #114 · peaked in 1997 with 96 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Robert’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#47
2007#47
2008#49↓2
2009#55↓6
2010#54↑1
2011#62↓8
2012#60↑2
2013#62↓2
2014#60↑2
2015#63↓3
2016#62↑1
2017#65↓3
2018#71↓6
2019#76↓5
2020#80↓4
2021#79↑1
2022#84↓5
2023#88↓4
2024#90↓2
2025#92↓2

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