Robben
Robben is both a given name and a patronymic surname with origins in North Brabant, Drenthe and Emsland. People with the name include:SurnameArjen Robben, Dutch football player Jaap Robben, Dutch author and playwright Jens Robben, German football player Jolanda Robben, Dutch handball player, sister of Miranda Miranda Robben, Dutch handball player, sister of Jolanda
Meaning & Origin of Robben
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robben is both a given name and a patronymic surname with origins in North Brabant, Drenthe and Emsland. People with the name include:SurnameArjen Robben, Dutch football player Jaap Robben, Dutch author and playwright Jens Robben, German football player Jolanda Robben, Dutch handball player, sister of Miranda Miranda Robben, Dutch handball player, sister of Jolanda
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The Story of Robben
As a girl name
Robben first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 7 Robbens were born — ranking #4,740 that year. As of 2026, Robben ranks #13,441 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 45 Robbens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Robben first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 15 Robbens were born — ranking #5,733 that year. As of 2026, Robben ranks #12,153 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 98 Robbens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Robben
Robben is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 98 births in the dataset. Robben's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #5,733. Use the chart and map above to compare Robben'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 .
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