Robin
Top 1000
About Robin
Gentle but solid, as much of a word as it is a name, Robin is a rising star in the US, and a favorite in Belgium, France, Czechia and Switzerland. With memorable namesakes like Robin Hood, Robin Williams, Christopher Robin, and Robin the Boy Wonder, a recent year saw Robin feature as a gender neutral choice in the US, ranking at #703 for boys and #704 for girls.
Traditionally used as a Medieval English diminutive of Robert, Robin is just as likely to bring to mind the bird, and it was likely this that led to its usage as a unisex choice. In the US, its high point for both genders was in the 1950s when it ranked in the Top 150 for boys and the Top 30 for girls.
A neutral choice in the Netherlands, it ranks either exclusively or more highly for boys in the UK, France, Switzerland, Estonia, and Belgium.
Pronounced ROB-in.
As of October 2026, Robin ranked #705 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #143 in 1956, Nameberry popularity #191.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,045 | 192 | 100 |
| 2015 | #972 | 213 | 111.1 |
| 2016 | #1,129 | 172 | 90.6 |
| 2017 | #1,009 | 201 | 108.6 |
| 2018 | #1,017 | 203 | 111.8 |
| 2019 | #864 | 257 | 143.2 |
| 2020 | #874 | 259 | 150.1 |
| 2021 | #900 | 256 | 146.3 |
| 2022 | #795 | 318 | 182.1 |
| 2023 | #786 | 322 | 188.2 |
| 2024 | #810 | 310 | 179.9 |
| 2025 | #705 | 382 | 223.6 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Reubén
- Basil
- Wilbur
- Clyde
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- Roscoe
Robin on lists
Famous Robins
- Robin Clark (born Tobias Hartmann)
German DJ
- Robin Cousins
English figure skater
- Robin McLaurin Williams
American actor/comedian
- Robin Alan Thicke
American singer
- Robin Lord Taylor
American actor
- Robin van Persie
Dutch footballer
- Robert John "Robin" Finck
American guitarist for Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses
- Robin Leonard Trower
English musician of band Procol Harum
- Robin Mark
Northern Irish Christian singer,songwriter
- Robin Hugh Gibb
English musician of band The Bee Gees
- Robin Noel Pecknold
American musician of band the Fleet Foxes
- (John) Robin Warren
Australian pathologist and Nobel Prize winner
- Robert Finlayson "Robin" Cook
Scottish politician
- Robin Packalen
Finnish pop singer
- Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd
Australian architect
- Robin Dunne
Canadian actor
- Robert Brian "Robin" Cook
American physician and novelist
- Robin Ian Hunter
English novelist
- Robin Ince
English comedian
- Robin Evan Roberts
American baseball player
- Robin R. Yount
American baseball player
- Robin Mark Ventura
American baseball player and manager
- Robin Bo Carl Söderling
Swedish tennis player
- Robin Schulz
German DJ
- Robin Jarvis
English novelist
Robin in pop culture
- Robin Hood
English folk hero
- Christopher Robin
character in the "Winnie the Pooh" series
- Robin Goodfellow (aka Puck)
English folk figure and character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
- Robin Hood
character named after hero in tv series, Once Upon a Time
- Robin Oakapple
pseudonym of the main character in Gilbert & Sullivan's "Ruddigore"
- Robin the Frog
Muppet nephew of Kermit the Frog
- Robin
the sidekick of Batman and leader of the Teen Titans in the DC Comics
- Robin De Noir
a character in the movie: The Secret of Moonacre & a character in the book: The Little White Horse
- (Robin) John Blake
character in movie "The Dark Knight Rises"
- Robin Wood
character on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- "Robin
" Swedish animated series and main character
- Robin
character in animated series "Mona the Vampire"
- Robin
male or female player character in video game Fire Emblem: Awakening
- "Robin Adair"
Traditional Irish song written by Lady Caroline Keppel in the 18th century
- "Auld Robin Gray"
Scots ballad written by Scottish poet Lady Anne Lindsey
- "Robin"
Song by Taylor Swift featured in "The Tortured Poets Department"
- Robin
Character in TV series BBC Ghosts