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Robyn

/ˈɹɑbɪn/ · 98% girls · 159 born in 2025

Robyn has been given to about 64,604 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹɑbɪn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 60,306
Median age today51 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Robyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1964 · 1,907
  • Born in 2025159
  • All time64,604
  • England & Wales, 2025#76 · 618

How popular is Robyn?

Its best year was 1964, when 1,907 babies were given the name, ranking 195th. The typical living American called Robyn is about 51 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Robyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Robin0.82
  2. Rowyn0.85
  3. Robbin0.80
  4. Roslyn0.75
  5. Korbyn0.75
  6. Jordyn0.62
  7. Londyn0.62
  8. Carolyn0.60

Middle names for Robyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Robyn Anne0.81
  2. Robyn Eve0.80
  3. Robyn Elizabeth0.78
  4. Robyn Catherine0.78
  5. Robyn Marie0.77
  6. Robyn Grace0.77

Sibling names for Robyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bridgetsister · 0.94
  2. Angiesister · 0.93
  3. Heidisister · 0.93
  4. Wadebrother · 0.92
  5. Damonbrother · 0.89
  6. Andrebrother · 0.88

Where Robyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.01%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Texas0.01%
  4. New York0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Robyn Anderson0.77
  2. Robyn White0.72
  3. Robyn Lee0.72
  4. Robyn Hill0.72
  5. Robyn Hall0.72
  6. Robyn Green0.72

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 Robyn

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Robyn 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.