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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 3,785 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 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Robert peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1982 with a count of 34,414 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 2024.

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	34269	1.92
1981	34397	1.92
1982	34414	1.90
1983	32744	1.83
1984	31772	1.76
1985	32095	1.74
1986	31351	1.70
1987	30240	1.62
1988	30317	1.58
1989	30073	1.50
1990	28885	1.41
1991	26836	1.33
1992	24095	1.21
1993	22447	1.15
1994	20559	1.06
1995	18586	0.98
1996	17676	0.93
1997	16303	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	10681	0.54
2005	10166	0.51
2006	9911	0.48
2007	9388	0.45
2008	8840	0.43
2009	7838	0.40
2010	7564	0.39
2011	6984	0.37
2012	6963	0.37
2013	6721	0.36
2014	6660	0.35
2015	6132	0.32
2016	6005	0.32
2017	5566	0.30
2018	5191	0.29
2019	4851	0.27
2020	4401	0.26
2021	4430	0.25
2022	4078	0.23
2023	3823	0.22
2024	3785	0.22