Robb
Robb is a masculine given name and a short form (hypocorism) of Robert(o) or Robin/Robyn. It is more normally spelt Rob. The name may also refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Robb
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robb is a masculine given name and a short form (hypocorism) of Robert(o) or Robin/Robyn. It is more normally spelt Rob. The name may also refer to:
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The Story of Robb
American parents first put Robb on the record books as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 246 Robbs were born — ranking #513 that year. About 35% of every Robb on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Robb last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Robb
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Robb Akey (born 1966), American college football head coach and National Football League coach
- Robb Butler (born 1981), American former National Football League player
- Robert Robb Cullen (born 1965), American film and television writer, actor and producer
- Robb Forman Dew (born 1946), female American author
- Robert Robb Flynn (born Lawrence Matthew Cardine in 1967), American lead vocalist and guitarist for the heavy metal band Machine Head
- Robb Gravett (born 1956), British retired racing driver and team owner
- Robb Hawkins (born 1957), former Australian rules footballer
- Robb Holland (born 1967), American race car driver
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Names that sound like Robb
Phonetically similar names — useful when Robb is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Robb
Robb is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Robb's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #513. Use the chart and map above to compare Robb's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.