Robert is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #92 in 2025.
Robert is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #92 among boys (3,772) and #16,772 among girls (5) — overall #159 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,777 | 3,777 | #16,772 | #92 |
| 2024 | 3,806 | 3,812 | — | #90 |
| 2023 | 3,833 | 3,833 | #14,835 | #88 |
| 2022 | 4,088 | 4,088 | #14,954 | #84 |
| 2021 | 4,436 | 4,441 | — | #79 |
| 2020 | 4,402 | 4,402 | — | #80 |
| 2019 | 4,859 | 4,859 | #15,210 | #76 |
| 2018 | 5,191 | 5,196 | — | #71 |
| 2017 | 5,566 | 5,574 | — | #65 |
| 2016 | 6,010 | 6,017 | — | #62 |
| 2015 | 6,145 | 6,161 | #12,776 | #63 |
| 2014 | 6,668 | 6,681 | #12,837 | #60 |
| 2013 | 6,729 | 6,748 | #12,923 | #62 |
| 2012 | 6,970 | 6,986 | #14,678 | #60 |
| 2011 | 6,993 | 7,016 | #11,962 | #62 |
| 2010 | 7,581 | 7,609 | #9,682 | #54 |
| 2009 | 7,853 | 7,890 | #10,526 | #55 |
| 2008 | 8,848 | 8,889 | #15,074 | #49 |
| 2007 | 9,397 | 9,445 | #12,454 | #47 |
| 2006 | 9,922 | 9,966 | #10,463 | #47 |
| 2005 | 10,183 | 10,235 | #7,083 | #37 |
| 2004 | 10,719 | 10,781 | #4,071 | #36 |
| 2003 | 11,415 | 11,463 | #7,134 | #35 |
| 2002 | 12,045 | 12,111 | #7,744 | #34 |
| 2001 | 12,686 | 12,759 | #5,525 | #30 |
| 2000 | 13,762 | 13,837 | #5,118 | #29 |
| 1999 | 14,564 | 14,637 | #4,697 | #26 |
| 1998 | 15,555 | 15,633 | #4,113 | #23 |
| 1997 | 16,340 | — | #3,285 | #23 |
| 1996 | 17,713 | — | #3,216 | #23 |
| 1995 | 18,630 | — | #2,777 | #22 |
| 1994 | 20,612 | — | #2,452 | #21 |
| 1993 | 22,517 | — | #2,005 | #17 |
| 1992 | 24,154 | — | #2,232 | #17 |
| 1991 | 26,916 | — | #1,851 | #13 |
| 1990 | 28,995 | — | #1,442 | #13 |
| 1989 | 30,198 | — | #1,256 | #10 |
| 1988 | 30,501 | — | #932 | #10 |
| 1987 | 30,456 | — | #801 | #10 |
| 1986 | 31,591 | — | #738 | #9 |
| 1985 | 32,332 | — | #725 | #8 |
| 1984 | 31,998 | — | #720 | #9 |
| 1983 | 33,000 | — | #671 | #10 |
| 1982 | 34,642 | — | #732 | #9 |
| 1981 | 34,623 | — | #727 | #9 |
| 1980 | 34,520 | — | #683 | #9 |
| 1979 | 34,267 | — | #681 | #8 |
| 1978 | 33,628 | — | #642 | #8 |
| 1977 | 34,452 | — | #665 | #6 |
| 1976 | 34,025 | — | #654 | #7 |
| 1975 | 35,551 | — | #635 | #6 |
| 1974 | 37,246 | — | #636 | #7 |
| 1973 | 38,947 | — | #620 | #7 |
| 1972 | 43,301 | — | #574 | #6 |
| 1971 | 50,932 | — | #586 | #5 |
| 1970 | 57,504 | — | #562 | #5 |
| 1969 | 58,635 | — | #538 | #5 |
| 1968 | 58,439 | — | #591 | #5 |
| 1967 | 56,623 | — | #599 | #5 |
| 1966 | 59,568 | — | #597 | #5 |
| 1965 | 63,361 | — | #609 | #5 |
| 1964 | 70,259 | — | #594 | #5 |
| 1963 | 70,262 | — | #634 | #5 |
| 1962 | 70,428 | — | #681 | #5 |
| 1961 | 73,266 | — | #592 | #5 |
| 1960 | 72,625 | — | #613 | #5 |
| 1959 | 74,777 | — | #654 | #5 |
| 1958 | 77,575 | — | #641 | #4 |
| 1957 | 82,020 | — | #615 | #4 |
| 1956 | 84,138 | — | #658 | #3 |
| 1955 | 83,990 | — | #608 | #4 |
| 1954 | 86,523 | — | #672 | #2 |
| 1953 | 86,471 | — | #589 | #1 |
| 1952 | 86,781 | — | #641 | #2 |
| 1951 | 86,563 | — | #595 | #2 |
| 1950 | 83,756 | — | #594 | #2 |
| 1949 | 84,075 | — | #584 | #2 |
| 1948 | 85,687 | — | #581 | #2 |
| 1947 | 91,892 | — | #551 | #2 |
| 1946 | 84,350 | — | #542 | #2 |
| 1945 | 70,145 | — | #518 | #2 |
| 1944 | 71,049 | — | #518 | #2 |
| 1943 | 75,142 | — | #469 | #2 |
| 1942 | 72,053 | — | #515 | #2 |
| 1941 | 64,443 | — | #498 | #2 |
| 1940 | 61,404 | — | #467 | #2 |
| 1939 | 59,874 | — | #465 | #1 |
| 1938 | 62,490 | — | #455 | #1 |
| 1937 | 62,065 | — | #441 | #1 |
| 1936 | 58,721 | — | #433 | #1 |
| 1935 | 56,758 | — | #426 | #1 |
| 1934 | 56,109 | — | #398 | #1 |
| 1933 | 54,494 | — | #391 | #1 |
| 1932 | 59,594 | — | #353 | #1 |
| 1931 | 60,862 | — | #345 | #1 |
| 1930 | 62,579 | — | #320 | #1 |
| 1929 | 60,248 | — | #314 | #1 |
| 1928 | 61,135 | — | #315 | #1 |
| 1927 | 62,085 | — | #332 | #1 |
| 1926 | 61,499 | — | #349 | #1 |
| 1925 | 61,245 | — | #364 | #1 |
| 1924 | 61,101 | — | #398 | #1 |
| 1923 | 56,361 | — | #425 | #2 |
| 1922 | 54,033 | — | #439 | #2 |
| 1921 | 53,023 | — | #439 | #2 |
| 1920 | 48,884 | — | #476 | #3 |
| 1919 | 41,209 | — | #496 | #4 |
| 1918 | 40,797 | — | #519 | #4 |
| 1917 | 35,388 | — | #515 | #4 |
| 1916 | 31,863 | — | #614 | #4 |
| 1915 | 28,853 | — | #609 | #4 |
| 1914 | 21,268 | — | #649 | #4 |
| 1913 | 15,756 | — | #614 | #4 |
| 1912 | 12,900 | — | #619 | #4 |
| 1911 | 6,565 | — | #702 | #5 |
| 1910 | 5,638 | — | #809 | #4 |
| 1909 | 4,588 | — | #828 | #5 |
| 1908 | 4,245 | — | #765 | #5 |
| 1907 | 4,042 | — | #812 | #5 |
| 1906 | 3,651 | — | #953 | #5 |
| 1905 | 3,431 | — | #820 | #6 |
| 1904 | 3,427 | — | #1,043 | #5 |
| 1903 | 3,057 | — | #1,019 | #7 |
| 1902 | 3,201 | — | #770 | #6 |
| 1901 | 2,559 | — | #850 | #7 |
| 1900 | 3,845 | — | #756 | #6 |
| 1899 | 2,627 | — | #784 | #7 |
| 1898 | 2,944 | — | #1,040 | #7 |
| 1897 | 2,719 | — | #759 | #8 |
| 1896 | 2,747 | — | #592 | #8 |
| 1895 | 2,655 | — | #722 | #8 |
| 1894 | 2,518 | — | #660 | #8 |
| 1893 | 2,580 | — | #734 | #8 |
| 1892 | 2,727 | — | #720 | #8 |
| 1891 | 2,249 | — | #993 | #8 |
| 1890 | 2,553 | — | #818 | #8 |
| 1889 | 2,527 | — | #714 | #9 |
| 1888 | 2,833 | — | #591 | #8 |
| 1887 | 2,133 | — | #928 | #11 |
| 1886 | 2,459 | — | #568 | #8 |
| 1885 | 2,333 | — | #692 | #9 |
| 1884 | 2,475 | — | #911 | #10 |
| 1883 | 2,345 | — | #608 | #9 |
| 1882 | 2,512 | — | #557 | #10 |
| 1881 | 2,149 | — | #618 | #11 |
| 1880 | 2,427 | — | #515 | #10 |