Robby
Pet form of Robert, which joins Germanic hrod, fame, to beraht, bright. The Normans brought Robert to England, where it displaced the native Hreodbeorht.
Robby in 2025
Robby was given to 22 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 9,885th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 150,697 babies born.
The history of Robby
Robby reached its highest point in 1964, when 424 babies were given the name, ranking 853rd that year.
Across the 105 years of records since 1921, 10,780 babies have been named Robby. Half of them were born before 1971, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Robby by decade
| Decade | Babies named Robby | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 66 | 5,660 |
| 1930s | 140 | 2,540 |
| 1940s | 324 | 2,031 |
| 1950s | 1,166 | 1,183 |
| 1960s | 3,381 | 853 |
| 1970s | 2,499 | 939 |
| 1980s | 1,666 | 1,227 |
| 1990s | 724 | 2,381 |
| 2000s | 394 | 4,837 |
| 2010s | 282 | 6,454 |
| 2020s | 138 | 9,104 |
Where Robby is heading
Robby has fallen 12% over the past decade, from 25 babies in 2015 to 22 in 2025.
Names like Robby
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Robby.