Robert

Boy name

Robert has been given to 4,869,849 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1947 and currently ranks #92 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈɹɑ.bɚt/

From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz (literally “shining glory”). Doublet of Rupert.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

4,869,849

Peak year

1947 (91,892 babies)

Rank in 2025

#92 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -39%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Famous people named Robert

Bob Dylan

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

Leo XIV

267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet (1850-1894)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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