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Robby

/ˈɹɑbi/ · 98% boys · 22 born in 2025

Robby has been given to about 10,780 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹɑbi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,256
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Robby per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1964 · 424
  • Born in 202522
  • All time10,780

How popular is Robby?

Its best year was 1964, when 424 babies were given the name, ranking 393rd. The typical living American called Robby is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Robby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bobby0.82
  2. Toby0.78
  3. Coby0.78
  4. Koby0.78
  5. Roy0.72
  6. Crosby0.75
  7. Rory0.72
  8. Rocky0.72

Middle names for Robby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Robby Paul0.77
  2. Robby Lee0.77
  3. Robby Dean0.76
  4. Robby Blake0.76
  5. Robby Bryce0.76
  6. Robby Wade0.76

Sibling names for Robby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Angiesister · 0.84
  2. Georginasister · 0.83
  3. Heidisister · 0.82
  4. Wadebrother · 0.82
  5. Troybrother · 0.80
  6. Claybrother · 0.80

Where Robby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Robby Anderson0.77
    2. Robby White0.72
    3. Robby Nguyen0.72
    4. Robby Lee0.72
    5. Robby Hill0.72
    6. Robby Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Robby

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.