boy's name

Robby

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 11,252

Scotland

#501

1998 births

Robby is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Robby is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in 1964, when 424 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1921.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Robby over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

3,381
'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Robby by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 66
1930s 140
1940s 324
1950s 1,166
1960s 3,381
1970s 2,499
1980s 1,666
1990s 724
2000s 394
2010s 282
2020s (to 2025) 138

How popular is Robby?

In 2025, Robby was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Robby is used

Scotland #501 3 in 1998
Canada #3,614 5 in 2023
United States #4,679 22 in 2025
England & Wales #6,467 3 in 2024
France #6,501 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Robby

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Robby also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Robby over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Robby

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Robby — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Robby

How popular is the name Robby?

In 2025, Robby was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Robby a girl's or a boy's name?

Robby is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Robby?

Robby has 2 syllables.

When was Robby most popular?

Robby peaked in 1964, when 424 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Robby a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Robby currently ranks #4,679 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.