unisex name

Roben

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 460

Roben is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 68% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2010 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1961, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1952.

Roben over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

196
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Roben by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 128
1960s 196
1970s 59
1980s 18
1990s 31
2000s 6
2010s (to 2010) 6

How popular is Roben?

In 2010, Roben was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Roben is used

France #5,582 5 in 2007
England & Wales #5,867 3 in 2020
United States #12,048 6 in 2010

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 Roben

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

Parents who like Roben also like

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

Sibling names for Roben

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

Common questions about Roben

How popular is the name Roben?

In 2010, Roben was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Roben is used for both girls and boys. About 68% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Roben most popular?

Roben peaked in 1961, when 30 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.