Names / Boy names
Robert
Current rank
#92
and easing
All-time peak
#1
in 1953
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
4.9 million
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1 in 1953 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Robert first appears in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. Its strongest year was 1953, at #1 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #92, easing off its highs. Across all years, more than 4.9 million children have been named this.