Robert
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Robert
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 for boys#92 US
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 for girls#16772 US
It can be a challenge for a girl to wear a masculine long-standing classic like Robert. (However, James has done pretty well for itself). A very small number of baby girls named Robert are recorded every year, although it's hard to say how many are the result of clerical error.
Pronounced RAH-bert.
As of October 2026, Robert ranked #92 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1 in 1932, Nameberry popularity #232.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #60 | 6,660 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #63 | 6,132 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #62 | 6,005 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #65 | 5,566 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #71 | 5,191 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #76 | 4,851 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #80 | 4,401 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #79 | 4,430 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #84 | 4,078 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #89 | 3,823 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #90 | 3,785 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #92 | 3,772 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Robert on lists
Famous Roberts
- Robert I and IIBoy
Kings of the Franks
- Robert IBoy
Duke of Normandy, father of William the Conqueror
- Robert of JumiègesBoy
first Norman Archbishop of Canterbury
- Robert the BruceBoy
King of Scotland
- Robert II and IIIBoy
Kings of Scotland
- RobertBoy
King of Naples
- Robert CatesbyBoy
leader of the English Gunpowder Plot of 1605
- Robert BurnsBoy
Scottish poet and national treasure
- Robert Louis StevensonBoy
Scottish novelist
- Robert Edward LeeBoy
American Confederate Civil War general
- Robert Todd LincolnBoy
son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
- Robert Gould ShawBoy
Civil War Colonel of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
- Robert Michael BallantyneBoy
British author
- Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh)Boy
American actor
- Robert EmmetBoy
Irish Republican Patriot, Orator and Rebel Leader
- Robert Francis "Bobby" KennedyBoy
U.S. Attorney General and Senator from New York, Husband of Ethel Skakel
- Robert Joseph "Bob" DoleBoy
U.S. Senator from Kansas
- Robert Selden DuvallBoy
American actor
- (Charles) Robert RedfordBoy
American actor and director
- Robert Allen ZimmermanBoy
birth name of Bob Dylan, American singer,songwriter
- Robert Nesta "Bob" MarleyBoy
Jamaican reggae singer,songwriter
- Robert John Downey Jr.Boy
American actor
- Robert RoldanBoy
American contemporary dancer
- Robert De NiroBoy
American actor
- Robert Patrick "Rob" BenedictBoy
actor
- Robert "Rob" James McElhenneyBoy
American actor, writer, and producer
- Robert CarlyleBoy
Scottish actor
- Robert James SmithBoy
musician of English band The Cure
- Robert Michael Sheehan (Irish: Roibeárd Mícheál Ó Siodhacháin)Boy
Irish actor
- Robert Anthony PlantBoy
lead singer of English band Led Zeppelin
- Robert Gordon MenziesBoy
12th Prime Minister of Australia
- Robert Douglas Thomas PattinsonBoy
English actor
- Robert Albert BlochBoy
American novelist
- Robert David HallBoy
American actor
- Robert Hammond Patrick Jr.Boy
American actor
- Robert George YoungBoy
American actor
- Robert Sylvester Kelly aka R. KellyBoy
American R&B singer
- Robert Bartleh Cummings aka Rob ZombieBoy
American musician
- Robert Betts LaughlinBoy
American physicist and Nobel prize winner
- Robert Alan "Rob" MorrowBoy
American actor
- Robert Barton EnglundBoy
American actor
- Robert Falcon ScottBoy
British Naval officer and Antarctic explorer
- Robert Randolph GarranBoy
1st Solicitor,General of Australia
- Robert BurnellBoy
Lord Chancellor of England
- Robert Philippe Louis Eugène FerdinandBoy
Prince of Orléans, Duke of Chartres, grandson of King Louis,Philippe of France
- (James) Robert CadeBoy
American researcher who invented Gatorade
- Robert HuesBoy
English geographer
- Robert Thomas ChristgauBoy
American journalist and music critic
- Robert Stanley "Rob" DyrdekBoy
American skateboarder
- Robert Hepler "Rob" LoweBoy
American actor
- Robert George KardashianBoy
American attorney and businessman; patriarch of TV's Kardashian family
- Robert Arthur "Rob" KardashianBoy
American reality TV personality; son of Robert Kardashian
- Robert 'Rob' GroteBoy
singer of America band The Districts
- Robert Alfred 'Bobby' MorleyBoy
Australian actor
- Robert VitoBoy
American actor
- Robert C. SpringerBoy
American astronaut
- Robert Patrick "Robbie" AmellBoy
Canadian actor and model
- Robert Hunter BidenBoy
son of VP Joe Biden
- Robert FicoBoy
Prime Minister of Slovakia
- Robert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen IIIBoy
American voice actor
- Robert MondaviBoy
leading California vineyard operator who brought worldwide recognition to the wines of Napa Valley
- Robert MorganBoy
British filmmaker, director and writer
- Robert Benoît Paul Henri James MarieBoy
Prince of Orléans, Petit,Fils de France, Count of la Marche (b. 1976), son of Prince Thibaut
- Robert Clarence IrwinBoy
Australian animal expert; son of the late Steve Irwin
- Robert "Bob" IrwinBoy
Australian naturalist, animal conservationist, former zookeeper, and a pioneering herpetologist; father of the late Steve Irwin
- Robert GalbraithBoy
pen name of the British novelist JK Rowling
- Robert Ford Wilson (b. 2011)Boy
son of American actor Owen Wilson
- Robert GlatzelBoy
German footballer
- Robert WisdomBoy
American actor
- Robert KnepperBoy
American actor
- Robert Ellis Smith IV (b. 2018)Boy
son of Bobby & Tori Smith
- Robert FranzeseBoy
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)Boy
American actor and director
- Robert Maltby (b. 1985)Boy
21 year old British man who was attacked for being goth in 2007 and luckily survived
- Robert Pickering BurnhamBoy
American comedian and songwriter
Robert in pop culture
- Robert BaratheonBoy
character in the "Game of Thrones" series
- Robert BaroneBoy
character on TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"
- Robert "Rob" McGroartyBoy
character in "The Brave Little Toaster"
- Robert "Bobby" PendragonBoy
character in the Pendragon series by D. J. MacHale
- Dr. Robert ChaseBoy
character on TV's "House"
- Robert CaliforniaBoy
character on TV's "The Office"
- Robert FrobisherBoy
character in book/movie ''The Cloud Atlas''
- Robert CrawleyBoy
Earl of Grantham, character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- Robert Steven "Bobby" SingerBoy
character on TV's "Supernatural"
- Robert TownsendBoy
character in "Yesterday's Child," by Barbara Wood
- Robert HammondBoy
character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
- Robert SmallBoy
character in video game "Dream Daddy"
- "Dr. RobertBoy
" song by The Beatles
- Robert DyasBoy
London retail shop
- Robert Edwin HouseBoy
a character in "Fallout: New Vegas"
- Robert ClarkBoy
character in "Fran Bow"
- Dr. Robert Bruce BannerBoy
also known as Hulk, character in Marvel Universe
- Robert "Bobby" Louis DrakeBoy
also known as Iceman, character in Marvel Universe
- Robert LanyonBoy
character in "The Glass Scientists"
- Robert Alan QueenBoy
character in DC Universe
- Robert "Robbie" Stacey ValentinoBoy
character in "Gravity Falls"
- Robert QuinnBoy
Callie's biological father on Freeform's "The Fosters"
- Robert AprilBoy
First Captain of the Starship Enterprise NCC,1701 in the Star Trek Franchise
- Robert "Bobby" NashBoy
Character on ABC's "9-1-1"
- Robert John LinderBoy
The birthname of Johnny Silverhand, a character from the Cyberpunk TTRPGs and video game "Cyberpunk 2077"
- "Prince Robert"Boy
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
Variations & nicknames
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