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Robert is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 4,866,007 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 4,845,891 as boys and 20,116 as girls. Robert gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #3 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,785
2023 3,829
2022 4,084
2021 4,430
2020 4,401
2019 4,857
2018 5,191
2017 5,566
2016 6,005
2015 6,140
2014 6,668
2013 6,729
2012 6,970
2011 6,993
2010 7,576
2009 7,849
2008 8,847
2007 9,397
2006 9,922
2005 10,183
2004 10,716
2003 11,415
2002 12,045
2001 12,686
2000 13,762
1999 14,564
1998 15,555
1997 16,339
1996 17,713
1995 18,630
1994 20,611
1993 22,517
1992 24,155
1991 26,913
1990 28,994
1989 30,199
1988 30,499
1987 30,459
1986 31,592
1985 32,333
1984 32,002
1983 32,999
1982 34,647
1981 34,625
1980 34,523
1979 34,270
1978 33,633
1977 34,455
1976 34,027
1975 35,553
1974 37,250
1973 38,947
1972 43,303
1971 50,933
1970 57,506
1969 58,638
1968 58,451
1967 56,625
1966 59,560
1965 63,367
1964 70,262
1963 70,252
1962 70,430
1961 73,252
1960 72,613
1959 74,778
1958 77,571
1957 82,031
1956 84,126
1955 83,987
1954 86,525
1953 86,473
1952 86,781
1951 86,565
1950 83,754
1949 84,078
1948 85,684
1947 91,891
1946 84,352
1945 70,143
1944 71,049
1943 75,140
1942 72,049
1941 64,443
1940 61,400
1939 59,867
1938 62,489
1937 62,065
1936 58,722
1935 56,756
1934 56,109
1933 54,492
1932 59,594
1931 60,863
1930 62,578
1929 60,249
1928 61,135
1927 62,085
1926 61,499
1925 61,246
1924 61,098
1923 56,363
1922 54,033
1921 53,023
1920 48,884
1919 41,209
1918 40,797
1917 35,388
1916 31,863
1915 28,853
1914 21,268
1913 15,756
1912 12,900
1911 6,565
1910 5,638
1909 4,588
1908 4,245
1907 4,042
1906 3,651
1905 3,431
1904 3,427
1903 3,057
1902 3,201
1901 2,559
1900 3,845
1899 2,627
1898 2,944
1897 2,719
1896 2,747
1895 2,655
1894 2,518
1893 2,580
1892 2,727
1891 2,249
1890 2,553
1889 2,527
1888 2,833
1887 2,133
1886 2,459
1885 2,333
1884 2,475
1883 2,345
1882 2,512
1881 2,149
1880 2,427