How Many People Are Named Robert?
people named Robert are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 132 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,869,849 babies named Robert in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐⭐ Very Common
Peak Year
91,892 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hreodbeorht. It has been a very common English name since that time.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Robert (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Robert alive today is about 57 years old, and 52% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 44 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Robert first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1947, to 91,892 babies. In 2025, 3,777 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Robert was the #1 boys' name in the US in 1924 to 1939 and 1953. It was in the top 10 in 108 years between 1880 and 1989. In 2025 it ranked #92.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #92 |
| Best rank | #1 (1924 to 1939 and 1953) |
| Years at #1 | 17 |
| Years in the top 10 | 108 |
| Years in the top 100 | 146 (1880 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Robert alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Robert were born in California than in any other state: about 237,451 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Robert was given 1.4 times as often in Rhode Island, 1.3 times in Connecticut and 1.3 times in Delaware.
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