Trend of the Popularity of Robert as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,772 male babies that were named Robert in the US, which was 0.22% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Robert peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1982 with a count of 34,409 babies, which was 1.90% of the total male babies born in the US in 1982.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Robert, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Robert.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Robert in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Robert in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Robert from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Robert as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	34266	1.92
1981	34395	1.92
1982	34409	1.90
1983	32745	1.83
1984	31768	1.76
1985	32094	1.74
1986	31350	1.70
1987	30237	1.62
1988	30319	1.58
1989	30072	1.50
1990	28886	1.41
1991	26839	1.33
1992	24094	1.21
1993	22447	1.14
1994	20560	1.06
1995	18586	0.98
1996	17676	0.93
1997	16304	0.87
1998	15527	0.81
1999	14540	0.76
2000	13739	0.70
2001	12665	0.65
2002	12031	0.62
2003	11399	0.58
2004	10684	0.54
2005	10166	0.51
2006	9911	0.48
2007	9388	0.45
2008	8841	0.43
2009	7842	0.40
2010	7569	0.39
2011	6984	0.37
2012	6963	0.37
2013	6721	0.36
2014	6660	0.35
2015	6137	0.32
2016	6010	0.32
2017	5566	0.30
2018	5191	0.29
2019	4853	0.27
2020	4402	0.26
2021	4436	0.25
2022	4082	0.23
2023	3827	0.22
2024	3806	0.22
2025	3772	0.22