Robert Overview
Robert Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Robert?
Robert means “fame-bright,” “glory-bright,” “godlike-bright,” or “shining with glory.” People named Robert are often seen as confident and charismatic, with a strong presence and a natural ability to lead and inspire others.
What Is the Origin of The Name Robert?
Robert has Germanic origins. It comes from the Old High German name Hrodebert, which combines “hrod” (fame) and “beraht” (bright). The name was introduced to England by the Normans and has been popular in many cultures over the centuries.
Robert Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Robert
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 89 (-5 from 2022) | 3807 (-264 from 2022) | 0.20790 |
2022 | 84 (-5 from 2021) | 4071 (-353 from 2021) | 0.21735 |
2021 | 79 (+1 from 2020) | 4424 (+29 from 2020) | 0.23612 |
2020 | 80 (-4 from 2019) | 4395 (-454 from 2019) | 0.23761 |
2019 | 76 (-5 from 2018) | 4849 (-337 from 2018) | 0.25232 |
2018 | 71 (-6 from 2017) | 5186 (-377 from 2017) | 0.26680 |
2017 | 65 (-3 from 2016) | 5563 (-440 from 2016) | 0.28108 |
2016 | 62 (+1 from 2015) | 6003 (-127 from 2015) | 0.29635 |
2015 | 63 (-3 from 2014) | 6130 (-529 from 2014) | 0.29984 |
2014 | 60 (+2 from 2013) | 6659 (-62 from 2013) | 0.32495 |
2013 | 62 (-2 from 2012) | 6721 (-241 from 2012) | 0.33261 |
2012 | 60 (+1 from 2011) | 6962 (-22 from 2011) | 0.34309 |
2011 | 61 (-7 from 2010) | 6984 (-579 from 2010) | 0.34380 |
2010 | 54 (+1 from 2009) | 7563 (-276 from 2009) | 0.36813 |
2009 | 55 (-6 from 2008) | 7839 (-999 from 2008) | 0.36960 |
2008 | 49 (-2 from 2007) | 8838 (-547 from 2007) | 0.40533 |
2007 | 47 No change from 2006 | 9385 (-524 from 2006) | 0.42369 |
2006 | 47 (-10 from 2005) | 9909 (-257 from 2005) | 0.45198 |
2005 | 37 (-1 from 2004) | 10166 (-514 from 2004) | 0.47787 |
2004 | 36 (-1 from 2003) | 10680 (-717 from 2003) | 0.50536 |
2003 | 35 (-1 from 2002) | 11397 (-635 from 2002) | 0.54241 |
2002 | 34 (-4 from 2001) | 12032 (-633 from 2001) | 0.58220 |
2001 | 30 (-1 from 2000) | 12665 (-1074 from 2000) | 0.61231 |
2000 | 29 (-3 from 1999) | 13739 (-801 from 1999) | 0.65790 |
1999 | 26 (-3 from 1998) | 14540 (-987 from 1998) | 0.71309 |
1998 | 23 No change from 1997 | 15527 (-776 from 1997) | 0.76577 |
1997 | 23 No change from 1996 | 16303 (-1371 from 1996) | 0.81605 |
1996 | 23 (-1 from 1995) | 17674 (-910 from 1995) | 0.88206 |
1995 | 22 (-1 from 1994) | 18584 (-1974 from 1994) | 0.92395 |
1994 | 21 (-4 from 1993) | 20558 (-1889 from 1993) | 1.00856 |
1993 | 17 No change from 1992 | 22447 (-1646 from 1992) | 1.08675 |
1992 | 17 (-4 from 1991) | 24093 (-2741 from 1991) | 1.14774 |
1991 | 13 No change from 1990 | 26834 (-2051 from 1990) | 1.26594 |
1990 | 13 (-3 from 1989) | 28885 (-1186 from 1989) | 1.34222 |
1989 | 10 No change from 1988 | 30071 (-245 from 1988) | 1.43470 |
1988 | 10 No change from 1987 | 30316 (+80 from 1987) | 1.51408 |
1987 | 10 (-1 from 1986) | 30236 (-1112 from 1986) | 1.55040 |
1986 | 9 (-1 from 1985) | 31348 (-749 from 1985) | 1.63127 |
1985 | 8 (+1 from 1984) | 32097 (+330 from 1984) | 1.66789 |
1984 | 9 (+1 from 1983) | 31767 (-978 from 1983) | 1.69270 |
1983 | 10 (-1 from 1982) | 32745 (-1670 from 1982) | 1.75710 |
1982 | 9 No change from 1981 | 34415 (+19 from 1981) | 1.82362 |
1981 | 9 No change from 1980 | 34396 (+129 from 1980) | 1.84688 |
1980 | 9 (-1 from 1979) | 34267 (+247 from 1979) | 1.84751 |
1979 | 8 No change from 1978 | 34020 (+644 from 1978) | 1.89916 |
1978 | 8 (-2 from 1977) | 33376 (-840 from 1977) | 1.95340 |
1977 | 6 (+1 from 1976) | 34216 (+424 from 1976) | 2.00169 |
1976 | 7 (-1 from 1975) | 33792 (-1517 from 1975) | 2.06984 |
1975 | 6 (+1 from 1974) | 35309 (-1703 from 1974) | 2.17634 |
1974 | 7 No change from 1973 | 37012 (-1683 from 1973) | 2.27033 |
1973 | 7 (-1 from 1972) | 38695 (-4327 from 1972) | 2.39799 |
1972 | 6 (-1 from 1971) | 43022 (-7610 from 1971) | 2.56994 |
1971 | 5 No change from 1970 | 50632 (-6548 from 1970) | 2.78524 |
1970 | 5 No change from 1969 | 57180 (-1126 from 1969) | 3.00192 |
1969 | 5 No change from 1968 | 58306 (+125 from 1968) | 3.18758 |
1968 | 5 No change from 1967 | 58181 (+1805 from 1967) | 3.27699 |
1967 | 5 No change from 1966 | 56376 (-2932 from 1966) | 3.16820 |
1966 | 5 No change from 1965 | 59308 (-3803 from 1965) | 3.26293 |
1965 | 5 No change from 1964 | 63111 (-6872 from 1964) | 3.33110 |
1964 | 5 No change from 1963 | 69983 (-19 from 1963) | 3.45248 |
1963 | 5 No change from 1962 | 70002 (-185 from 1962) | 3.39053 |
1962 | 5 No change from 1961 | 70187 (-2763 from 1961) | 3.33956 |
1961 | 5 No change from 1960 | 72950 (+603 from 1960) | 3.38202 |
1960 | 5 No change from 1959 | 72347 (-2171 from 1959) | 3.34112 |
1959 | 5 (-1 from 1958) | 74518 (-2827 from 1958) | 3.43960 |
1958 | 4 No change from 1957 | 77345 (-4425 from 1957) | 3.58931 |
1957 | 4 (-1 from 1956) | 81770 (-2144 from 1956) | 3.73566 |
1956 | 3 (+1 from 1955) | 83914 (+164 from 1955) | 3.90983 |
1955 | 4 (-2 from 1954) | 83750 (-2582 from 1954) | 4.00668 |
1954 | 2 (-1 from 1953) | 86332 (+86 from 1953) | 4.17237 |
1953 | 1 (+1 from 1952) | 86246 (-342 from 1952) | 4.30753 |
1952 | 2 No change from 1951 | 86588 (+232 from 1951) | 4.38801 |
1951 | 2 No change from 1950 | 86356 (+2811 from 1950) | 4.51728 |
1950 | 2 No change from 1949 | 83545 (-328 from 1949) | 4.59340 |
1949 | 2 No change from 1948 | 83873 (-1602 from 1948) | 4.65444 |
1948 | 2 No change from 1947 | 85475 (-6179 from 1947) | 4.79456 |
1947 | 2 No change from 1946 | 91654 (+7514 from 1946) | 4.93405 |
1946 | 2 No change from 1945 | 84140 (+14196 from 1945) | 5.09819 |
1945 | 2 No change from 1944 | 69944 (-908 from 1944) | 5.10000 |
1944 | 2 No change from 1943 | 70852 (-4036 from 1943) | 5.10035 |
1943 | 2 No change from 1942 | 74888 (+3046 from 1942) | 5.14830 |
1942 | 2 No change from 1941 | 71842 (+7596 from 1941) | 5.10134 |
1941 | 2 No change from 1940 | 64246 (+3053 from 1940) | 5.11978 |
1940 | 2 (-1 from 1939) | 61193 (+1533 from 1939) | 5.15888 |
1939 | 1 No change from 1938 | 59660 (-2611 from 1938) | 5.26425 |
1938 | 1 No change from 1937 | 62271 (+430 from 1937) | 5.47923 |
1937 | 1 No change from 1936 | 61841 (+3340 from 1936) | 5.65458 |
1936 | 1 No change from 1935 | 58501 (+1975 from 1935) | 5.49667 |
1935 | 1 No change from 1934 | 56526 (+687 from 1934) | 5.28481 |
1934 | 1 No change from 1933 | 55839 (+1620 from 1933) | 5.25823 |
1933 | 1 No change from 1932 | 54219 (-5050 from 1932) | 5.31459 |
1932 | 1 No change from 1931 | 59269 (-1250 from 1931) | 5.51630 |
1931 | 1 No change from 1930 | 60519 (-1629 from 1930) | 5.65717 |
1930 | 1 No change from 1929 | 62148 (+2340 from 1929) | 5.50219 |
1929 | 1 No change from 1928 | 59808 (-892 from 1928) | 5.39975 |
1928 | 1 No change from 1927 | 60700 (-973 from 1927) | 5.31913 |
1927 | 1 No change from 1926 | 61673 (+542 from 1926) | 5.30786 |
1926 | 1 No change from 1925 | 61131 (+236 from 1925) | 5.33689 |
1925 | 1 No change from 1924 | 60895 (+95 from 1924) | 5.28869 |
1924 | 1 (+1 from 1923) | 60800 (+4687 from 1923) | 5.20088 |
1923 | 2 No change from 1922 | 56113 (+2317 from 1922) | 4.95578 |
1922 | 2 No change from 1921 | 53796 (+1017 from 1921) | 4.78103 |
1921 | 2 (+1 from 1920) | 52779 (+4100 from 1920) | 4.63816 |
1920 | 3 (+1 from 1919) | 48679 (+7654 from 1919) | 4.42222 |
1919 | 4 No change from 1918 | 41025 (+406 from 1918) | 4.04057 |
1918 | 4 No change from 1917 | 40619 (+5399 from 1917) | 3.87345 |
1917 | 4 No change from 1916 | 35220 (+3479 from 1916) | 3.67140 |
1916 | 4 No change from 1915 | 31741 (+3004 from 1915) | 3.43800 |
1915 | 4 No change from 1914 | 28737 (+7549 from 1914) | 3.26214 |
1914 | 4 No change from 1913 | 21188 (+5504 from 1913) | 3.10074 |
1913 | 4 No change from 1912 | 15684 (+2848 from 1912) | 2.92477 |
1912 | 4 (+1 from 1911) | 12836 (+6310 from 1911) | 2.84324 |
1911 | 5 (-1 from 1910) | 6526 (+917 from 1910) | 2.70345 |
1910 | 4 (+1 from 1909) | 5609 (+1046 from 1909) | 2.68996 |
1909 | 5 No change from 1908 | 4563 (+344 from 1908) | 2.57996 |
1908 | 5 No change from 1907 | 4219 (+199 from 1907) | 2.53596 |
1907 | 5 No change from 1906 | 4020 (+385 from 1906) | 2.53493 |
1906 | 5 (+1 from 1905) | 3635 (+225 from 1905) | 2.52315 |
1905 | 6 (-1 from 1904) | 3410 (-4 from 1904) | 2.38074 |
1904 | 5 (+2 from 1903) | 3414 (+370 from 1903) | 2.46493 |
1903 | 7 (-1 from 1902) | 3044 (-136 from 1902) | 2.35381 |
1902 | 6 (+1 from 1901) | 3180 (+637 from 1901) | 2.39548 |
1901 | 7 (-1 from 1900) | 2543 (-1278 from 1900) | 2.19998 |
1900 | 6 (+1 from 1899) | 3821 (+1212 from 1899) | 2.35684 |
1899 | 7 No change from 1898 | 2609 (-323 from 1898) | 2.26487 |
1898 | 7 (+1 from 1897) | 2932 (+231 from 1897) | 2.21955 |
1897 | 8 No change from 1896 | 2701 (-18 from 1896) | 2.21499 |
1896 | 8 No change from 1895 | 2719 (+84 from 1895) | 2.10661 |
1895 | 8 No change from 1894 | 2635 (+138 from 1894) | 2.08067 |
1894 | 8 No change from 1893 | 2497 (-66 from 1893) | 1.99933 |
1893 | 8 No change from 1892 | 2563 (-147 from 1892) | 2.11746 |
1892 | 8 No change from 1891 | 2710 (+470 from 1891) | 2.06159 |
1891 | 8 No change from 1890 | 2240 (-301 from 1890) | 2.05006 |
1890 | 8 (+1 from 1889) | 2541 (+28 from 1889) | 2.12281 |
1889 | 9 (-1 from 1888) | 2513 (-301 from 1888) | 2.11120 |
1888 | 8 (+2 from 1887) | 2814 (+689 from 1887) | 2.16617 |
1887 | 10 (-2 from 1886) | 2125 (-318 from 1886) | 1.94399 |
1886 | 8 (+1 from 1885) | 2443 (+121 from 1885) | 2.05223 |
1885 | 9 (+1 from 1884) | 2322 (-146 from 1884) | 2.00267 |
1884 | 10 (-1 from 1883) | 2468 (+134 from 1883) | 2.01079 |
1883 | 9 (+1 from 1882) | 2334 (-166 from 1882) | 2.07513 |
1882 | 10 (+1 from 1881) | 2500 (+360 from 1881) | 2.04866 |
1881 | 11 (-1 from 1880) | 2140 (-275 from 1880) | 1.97643 |
1880 | 10 First SSA data recorded | 2415 First SSA data recorded | 2.03971 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Robert
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )New York (NY)
#742021 | #822022 | #802023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#672021 | #692022 | #822023 |
California (CA)
#922021 | #1072022 | #1042023 |
Ohio (OH)
#812021 | #922022 | #762023 |
Illinois (IL)
#872021 | #812022 | #972023 |
Texas (TX)
#882021 | #962022 | #1082023 |
Michigan (MI)
#752021 | #832022 | #862023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#662021 | #652022 | #782023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#542021 | #782022 | #802023 |
Indiana (IN)
#1132021 | #952022 | #1012023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#652021 | #882022 | #722023 |
Florida (FL)
#762021 | #872022 | #1002023 |
Missouri (MO)
#882021 | #722022 | #652023 |
Georgia (GA)
#632021 | #652022 | #842023 |
Virginia (VA)
#552021 | #582022 | #692023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#1072021 | #1302022 | #822023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#702021 | #642022 | #812023 |
Alabama (AL)
#552021 | #482022 | #582023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1032021 | #1132022 | #1422023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#602021 | #832022 | #1092023 |
Maryland (MD)
#872021 | #972022 | #892023 |
Iowa (IA)
#1662021 | #2332022 | #1562023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#652021 | #742022 | #532023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#532021 | #282022 | #372023 |
Washington (WA)
#992021 | #1292022 | #1382023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#462021 | #632022 | #492023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#802021 | #842022 | #932023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#932021 | #772022 | #932023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#1142021 | #1002022 | #922023 |
Kansas (KS)
#1332021 | #1052022 | #982023 |
Colorado (CO)
#1152021 | #1082022 | #1072023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#852021 | #732022 | #1102023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#1712021 | #1162022 | #1432023 |
Oregon (OR)
#1322021 | #1342022 | #1732023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#1002021 | #1172022 | #1782023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#512021 | #602022 | #342023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#982021 | #842022 | #802023 |
Maine (ME)
#572021 | #1132022 | #792023 |
Utah (UT)
#1582021 | #1652022 | #1432023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#622021 | #1012022 | #622023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#752021 | #842022 | #542023 |
Montana (MT)
#942021 | #1422022 | #852023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#1652021 | #1512022 | #1502023 |
Idaho (ID)
#1412021 | #1392022 | #1312023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#1632019 | #972021 | #1082022 |
Delaware (DE)
#502021 | #652022 | #1502023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#1112021 | #1362022 | #1712023 |
Vermont (VT)
#922021 | #712022 | #1202023 |
Nevada (NV)
#892021 | #1272022 | #1102023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#622020 | #892021 | #632022 |
Alaska (AK)
#652021 | #402022 | #1192023 |
Popularity Rankings for Robert in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Estonia
#102011-2015 | #42016-2020 |
Popularity in Medieval England
#51377-1381 |
Popularity in Romania
#142010 | #162011 | #192012 |
Popularity in Russia (Moscow)
#542022 | #562023 | #502024 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#592012 | #772013 | #742015 |
Popularity in Poland
#762021 | #822022 | #812023 |
Popularity in Ireland
#852021 | #782022 | #832023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#802001 | #952002 | #952003 |
Popularity in Scotland
#912021 | #812022 | #1052023 |
Popularity in Greenland
#942019 | #822020 | #872021 |
Popularity in Sweden
#872000 | #4452022 | #4562023 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#1132021 | #1152022 | #1262023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#1152019 | #1252020 | #1442021 |
Popularity in Canada
#1712021 | #1472022 | #1392023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#1542021 | #2442022 | #1882023 |
Popularity in Austria
#1542017 | #1942018 | #1582019 |
Popularity in Czechia
#1562014 | #1572015 | #1762016 |
Popularity in France
#1591974 | #1841975 | #1931976 |
Popularity in Chile
#1901996 | #2001997 | #1912000 |
Popularity in Iceland
#3292021 | #2942022 | #2442023 |
Popularity in Germany
#2542021 | #2652022 | #2502023 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#2592017 | #3342018 | #3152021 |
Popularity in Norway
#3322021 | #3752022 | #3812023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#3862020 | #3982021 | #4012022 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#5192020 | #5502021 | #5022022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Robert a Name for Boys or Girls?
Robert is a name given to boys. Its strong, classic sound and historical usage for males make it a popular and timeless choice for boys.
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