Robinson
About Robinson
This can be a cool and unusual way to honor your family Robert, conjuring up memories of Robinson Crusoe and Swiss Family Robinson, as well as narrative poet Robinson Jeffers, born John Robinson, who shared his mother's middle name.
As of October 2026, Robinson ranked #3641 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1144 in 1900.
Editor's take: The name Robinson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Robin".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,152 | 64 | 33.3 |
| 2015 | #2,404 | 54 | 28.2 |
| 2016 | #2,405 | 54 | 28.5 |
| 2017 | #2,832 | 43 | 23.2 |
| 2018 | #2,786 | 44 | 24.2 |
| 2019 | #2,683 | 48 | 26.8 |
| 2020 | #3,397 | 33 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | #2,808 | 45 | 25.7 |
| 2022 | #3,675 | 31 | 17.8 |
| 2023 | #3,048 | 41 | 24 |
| 2024 | #3,572 | 32 | 18.6 |
| 2025 | #3,641 | 31 | 18.1 |
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Robinson on lists
Famous Robinsons
- Robinson José Canó
Dominican,American baseball player
- (John) Robinson Jeffers
American poet
- Robinson Reinaldo Merchán
Venezuelan cyclist
- Robinson Pitalúa
Colombian boxer
- Jackie Robinson
American baseball player; broke baseball's colour line
- Brooks Robinson
American baseball player
- Robinson Meyer
American journalist
- Robinson True Ponder (b. 2017)
son of American sportscaster Samantha Ponder and American football player Christian Ponder
Robinson in pop culture
- "Robinson Crusoe
" novel by Daniel Defoe and its main character
- Mrs. Robinson
character in the film "The Graduate"
- "Mrs. Robinson
" song from the film, by American musicians Simon & Garfunkel
- "The Swiss Family Robinson
" novel by Johann David Wyss and film
- "Meet the Robinsons
" Disney film