Robin

What Robin means

Diminutive of Robert, meaning “shining glory”

diminutive of Robert || 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”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Robin” (revision 94543006) and “Robert” (revision 94543013), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Robin?

US: Rising: up from #966 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #228 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1956, when 2,247 boys got the name (#143 that year). First in the US records in 1881.

How common

• About 1 in 4,471 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 561 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 578 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WI (0.6 per 1,000 boys), WA (0.58 per 1,000 boys), MN (0.57 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Robin is #703 in the US and #109 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 51.2% of US babies named Robin were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Ruben632 US · 527 E&W
• Rubin17 US · 5 E&W
• Robyn9 US · 7 E&W
• Ruban0 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Robin

Boys

• Walter#251“ruler + army, host”^*
• Lewis#433Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Warren#240“river, water”^*
• Frederick#435“peace king, peaceful ruler”^*
• Archie#301“anti-aircraft artillery”^*
• Otis#652Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #71 vs #652 in 2025

For a sister

• Billie#691Diminutive of William, meaning “will + helmet”^*
• Louisa#694Form of Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Astrid#376Danish, from Old Norse Ástríðr, meaning “god + beautiful, originally…^*
• Amalia#566“vigor, bravery”^*
• Alice#65“noble + character”^*
• Ada#219“noble”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Germanic, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Robin’s. Rank is US 2025.