How Many People Are Named Rob?
people named Rob are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 50,093 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,775 babies named Rob in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
555 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ROBERT.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rob in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rob alive today is about 57 years old, and 51% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 54 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rob first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1963, to 555 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rob has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #334, in 1963. In 2025 it ranked #10,453.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,453 |
| Best rank | #334 (1963) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #390 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rob alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rob were born in California than in any other state: about 871 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rob was given 4.5 times as often in Washington, 3.1 times in Idaho and 3.1 times in Oregon.
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