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Robin

/ˈɹɑbən/ · 86% girls · #704 in the US for girls, 2025

Robin has been given to about 338,913 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹɑbən/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 304,727
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Robin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 17,505
  • Born in 2025782
  • All time338,913
  • England & Wales, 2025#250 · 671

How popular is Robin?

Robin ranks 704th among American girls in 2025, with 782 born that year. Its best year was 1961, when 17,505 babies were given the name, ranking 27th. The typical living American called Robin is about 62 years old today. It is relatively most common in Idaho, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.

Names that sound like Robin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Robbin0.97
  2. Robyn0.82
  3. Lorin0.70
  4. Robbie0.67
  5. Rowyn0.68
  6. Jordin0.62
  7. Rain0.62
  8. Romina0.60

Middle names for Robin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Robin Anne0.81
  2. Robin Eve0.80
  3. Robin Elizabeth0.78
  4. Robin Catherine0.78
  5. Robin Josephine0.78
  6. Robin Marie0.77

Sibling names for Robin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tonybrother · 0.95
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.94
  3. Gregorybrother · 0.93
  4. Valeriesister · 0.93
  5. Pennysister · 0.91
  6. Leslieeither · 0.90

Where Robin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Idaho0.06%
  2. Wisconsin0.05%
  3. Washington0.05%
  4. Oregon0.05%
  5. Virginia0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Robin Anderson0.77
  2. Robin Moore0.72
  3. Robin Lee0.72
  4. Robin Hall0.72
  5. Robin Green0.72
  6. Robin Brown0.72

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 Robin

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Robin across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.