NameTides

Robin

Robin was the #704 girls' name in the US in 2025 (400 babies), and #250 in England & Wales and #834 in Canada.

Robin as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Robin as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandUSCanada
Robin as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#704 (400)#250 (186)#226 (16)#290 (5)#196 (22)#834 (34)—
2024#798 (352)#323 (134)#275 (13)—#197 (22)#661 (44)—
2023#787 (358)#294 (149)#250 (15)#391 (3)#159 (30)#714 (39)—
2022#859 (324)#306 (145)#273 (13)#354 (4)#169 (30)#640 (44)—
2021#918 (291)#361 (129)#286 (13)—#165 (29)#813 (35)—
2020#900 (293)#397 (109)#241 (15)#397 (3)#173 (27)#942 (28)—
2019#984 (262)#349 (126)#493 (6)#424 (3)#215 (23)#807 (35)—
2018#975 (271)#370 (122)#415 (8)—#159 (33)#736 (39)—
2017#1,014 (256)#576 (74)#347 (10)—#205 (25)#1,123 (22)—
2016#1,086 (239)#573 (73)#585 (5)#440 (3)#236 (20)#949 (28)—
2015#1,026 (260)#745 (52)#455 (7)—#306 (16)#1,080 (23)—
2014#1,121 (226)#1,040 (34)#802 (3)#365 (4)#264 (19)#1,077 (24)—
2013#1,254 (190)#925 (40)#387 (9)—#340 (14)#950 (28)—
2012#1,340 (175)#1,253 (26)#815 (3)#451 (3)#317 (16)#1,055 (24)—
2011#1,515 (146)#1,117 (30)#674 (4)—#359 (13)#1,154 (21)—

Robin as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Robin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaNorthern IrelandIrelandUS
Robin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#703 (382)#109 (485)#132 (34)#199 (10)#176 (28)#122 (251)
2024#798 (315)#125 (437)#110 (48)#187 (11)#195 (25)#171 (198)
2023#786 (322)#124 (432)#123 (41)#200 (10)#162 (32)#157 (203)
2022#793 (318)#120 (464)#129 (43)#192 (11)#184 (28)#149 (225)
2021#897 (256)#130 (443)#150 (34)#226 (9)#168 (32)#270 (128)
2020#869 (259)#146 (381)#186 (24)#213 (9)#240 (20)#350 (89)
2019#862 (257)#143 (400)#171 (31)#418 (3)#191 (28)#306 (107)
2018#1,016 (203)#175 (303)#175 (29)#215 (9)#195 (29)#373 (84)
2017#1,003 (202)#209 (251)#219 (22)#415 (3)#336 (12)#417 (72)
2016#1,127 (172)#198 (286)#256 (17)#253 (7)#229 (23)#395 (77)
2015#966 (214)#228 (250)#176 (33)#211 (10)#280 (16)#365 (85)
2014#1,043 (192)#232 (239)#268 (16)#184 (13)#255 (20)#424 (70)
2013#1,149 (157)#253 (199)#257 (16)#219 (9)#257 (20)#547 (49)
2012#1,535 (104)#249 (197)#274 (14)#311 (5)#310 (14)#581 (44)
2011#1,561 (101)#298 (148)#325 (11)#375 (3)#435 (8)#508 (53)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1961 at #27.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1904.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 51% of US babies named Robin were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 960common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,400uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 560common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 580common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 830common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 850common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 630common

Next year

On its recent trend, Robin is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,400 to 1 in 4,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Robin by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #518WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #541WAIdaho: #244IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: #638MINew York: #731NYMassachusetts: #624MAOregon: #483ORNevada: #433NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: #531OHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #635CAUtah: #490UTColorado: #370CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #484VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #748AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #645TNNorth Carolina: #834NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #483OKLouisiana: #677LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #854GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #624TXFlorida: #959FL
Robin (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#50625

Robin (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RobinCanadaGirls#83434
RobinCanadaBoys#122251
RobinEngland & WalesGirls#250186
RobinEngland & WalesBoys#109485
RobinIrelandGirls#19622
RobinIrelandBoys#17628
RobinNorthern IrelandGirls#2905
RobinNorthern IrelandBoys#19910
RobinNSWGirls—too few
RobinScotlandGirls#22616
RobinScotlandBoys#13234
RobinUSGirls#704400
RobinUSBoys#703382