Robert

English from German

"bright fame"

Robert Origin and Meaning

The name Robert is a boy's name of German, English origin meaning "bright fame".

Robert was the Number 1 boys' name in the US in both 1925 and 1950, and in fact was in the Top 25 for more than a century, giving it true classic status. Strong if not quite stylish, Robert remains in the Top 100 for baby boys as a family favorite.

Robert was derived from the ancient Germanic name Hrodebert, from the elements hrod, meaning "fame" and bertha, "bright." Robert was the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce, who freed Scotland from English rule. The name was brought to England by the Normans.

Nicknames Bob and Bobby are stuck in the past, while Rob, Robb and Robby/Robbie have an ever so slightly more modern appeal. Antiquated pet forms Dob, Hob, Rab and Rabbie might be fresh nicknames, but the most fashionable form of Robert today is....Robert.

There are countless literary and real-life namesakes, from poets Frost and Burns to actors Redford and De Niro to Shark Tank businessperson Robert Herjavec. Modern parents might consider honoring an ancestral Robert by choosing Robertson or Robinson, or even the derivative Robin, rising in popularity for boys.

Robert Rank in US Top 1000

# 89 in the US

Robert Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 298 on Nameberry

Robert Popularity

• 89 US 2023
• 298 Nameberry 2025
• 174 Canada 2023
• 214 Future 2028
• 147 England 2023
• 108 Scotland 2023
• 83 Ireland 2023
• 227 Germany 2016
• 10 Iceland 2014
• 81 Poland 2023
• 58 Estonia 2024

20 Names Similar to Robert

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• Patrick
• Joseph
• Michael
• Daniel
• Peter
• Paul
• Matthew
• Adam
• Thomas
• Nicholas
• Anthony

Famous People Named Robert

• Robert I and II Kings of the Franks
• Robert I Duke of Normandy, father of William the Conqueror
• Robert of Jumièges first Norman Archbishop of Canterbury
• Robert the Bruce King of Scotland
• Robert II and III Kings of Scotland
• Robert King of Naples
• Robert Catesby leader of the English Gunpowder Plot of 1605
• Robert Burns Scottish poet and national treasure
• Robert Louis Stevenson Scottish novelist
• Robert Edward Lee American Confederate Civil War general
• Robert Todd Lincoln son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
• Robert Gould Shaw Civil War Colonel of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
• Robert Michael Ballantyne British author
• Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh) American actor
• Robert Emmet Irish Republican Patriot, Orator and Rebel Leader
• Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy U.S. Attorney General and Senator from New York, Husband of Ethel Skakel
• Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole U.S. Senator from Kansas
• Robert Selden Duvall American actor
• (Charles) Robert Redford American actor and director
• Robert Allen Zimmerman birth name of Bob Dylan, American singer,songwriter
• Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley Jamaican reggae singer,songwriter
• Robert John Downey Jr. American actor
• Robert Roldan American contemporary dancer
• Robert De Niro American actor
• Robert Patrick "Rob" Benedict actor
• Robert "Rob" James McElhenney American actor, writer, and producer
• Robert Carlyle Scottish actor
• Robert James Smith musician of English band The Cure
• Robert Michael Sheehan (Irish: Roibeárd Mícheál Ó Siodhacháin) Irish actor
• Robert Anthony Plant lead singer of English band Led Zeppelin
• Robert Gordon Menzies 12th Prime Minister of Australia
• Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson English actor
• Robert Albert Bloch American novelist
• Robert David Hall American actor
• Robert Hammond Patrick Jr. American actor
• Robert George Young American actor
• Robert Sylvester Kelly aka R. Kelly American R&B singer
• Robert Bartleh Cummings aka Rob Zombie American musician
• Robert Betts Laughlin American physicist and Nobel prize winner
• Robert Alan "Rob" Morrow American actor
• Robert Barton Englund American actor
• Robert Falcon Scott British Naval officer and Antarctic explorer
• Robert Randolph Garran 1st Solicitor,General of Australia
• Robert Burnell Lord Chancellor of England
• Robert Philippe Louis Eugène Ferdinand Prince of Orléans, Duke of Chartres, grandson of King Louis,Philippe of France
• (James) Robert Cade American researcher who invented Gatorade
• Robert Hues English geographer
• Robert Thomas Christgau American journalist and music critic
• Robert Stanley "Rob" Dyrdek American skateboarder
• Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe American actor
• Robert George Kardashian American attorney and businessman; patriarch of TV's Kardashian family
• Robert Arthur "Rob" Kardashian American reality TV personality; son of Robert Kardashian
• Robert 'Rob' Grote singer of America band The Districts
• Robert Alfred 'Bobby' Morley Australian actor
• Robert Vito American actor
• Robert C. Springer American astronaut
• Robert Patrick "Robbie" Amell Canadian actor and model
• Robert Hunter Biden son of VP Joe Biden
• Robert Fico Prime Minister of Slovakia
• Robert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III American voice actor
• Robert Mondavi leading California vineyard operator who brought worldwide recognition to the wines of Napa Valley
• Robert Morgan British filmmaker, director and writer
• Robert Benoît Paul Henri James Marie Prince of Orléans, Petit,Fils de France, Count of la Marche (b. 1976), son of Prince Thibaut
• Robert Clarence Irwin Australian animal expert; son of the late Steve Irwin
• Robert "Bob" Irwin Australian naturalist, animal conservationist, former zookeeper, and a pioneering herpetologist; father of the late Steve Irwin
• Robert Galbraith pen name of the British novelist JK Rowling
• Robert Ford Wilson (b. 2011) son of American actor Owen Wilson
• Robert Glatzel German footballer
• Robert Wisdom American actor
• Robert Knepper American actor
• Robert Ellis Smith IV (b. 2018) son of Bobby & Tori Smith
• Robert Franzese New York based cosplayer , called the "Real Life Peter Griffin" because of his strong resemblance to the "Family Guy' Character
• Robert Pine (born Granville Whitelaw Pine) American actor and director
• Robert Maltby (b. 1985) 21 year old British man who was attacked for being goth in 2007 and luckily survived

Robert in Pop Culture

• Robert Baratheon character in the "Game of Thrones" series
• Robert Barone character on TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"
• Robert "Rob" McGroarty character in "The Brave Little Toaster"
• Robert "Bobby" Pendragon character in the Pendragon series by D. J. MacHale
• Dr. Robert Chase character on TV's "House"
• Robert California character on TV's "The Office"
• Robert Frobisher character in book/movie ''The Cloud Atlas''
• Robert Crawley Earl of Grantham, character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
• Robert Steven "Bobby" Singer character on TV's "Supernatural"
• Robert Townsend character in "Yesterday's Child," by Barbara Wood
• Robert Hammond character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
• Robert Small character in video game "Dream Daddy"
• "Dr. Robert " song by The Beatles
• Robert Dyas London retail shop
• Robert Edwin House a character in "Fallout: New Vegas"
• Robert Clark character in "Fran Bow"
• Dr. Robert Bruce Banner also known as Hulk, character in Marvel Universe
• Robert "Bobby" Louis Drake also known as Iceman, character in Marvel Universe
• Robert Lanyon character in "The Glass Scientists"
• Robert Alan Queen character in DC Universe
• Robert "Robbie" Stacey Valentino character in "Gravity Falls"
• Robert Quinn Callie's biological father on Freeform's "The Fosters"
• Robert April First Captain of the Starship Enterprise NCC,1701 in the Star Trek Franchise
• Robert "Bobby" Nash Character on ABC's "9-1-1"

International Variations of Robert

• Raibeart Scottish
• Ruperto Italian
• Riobard Irish
• Ruprecht German
• Roibin Irish
• Robinet French
• Riobart Irish
• Rupert German
• Rupprecht German
• Rabbie Scottish
• Roberto Spanish
• Rab Scottish
• Pertti Finnish
• Raibeartag Scottish
• Rubert Czech
• Roope Finnish
• Roibeard Irish
• Roban Scottish