Robbie
Robbie and Robby, also Robbi and Roby, are given names. They are usually encountered as a nickname or a shortened form of Robert, Rob or Robin. The name experienced a significant rise in popularity in Northern Ireland in 2003. Robbie is also a surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Robbie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robbie and Robby, also Robbi and Roby, are given names. They are usually encountered as a nickname or a shortened form of Robert, Rob or Robin. The name experienced a significant rise in popularity in Northern Ireland in 2003. Robbie is also a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Robbie
As a girl name
Robbie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1957: 486 births, good for #425 nationwide. As of 2026, Robbie ranks #3,477 for girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+51% over the past five years). All told, over 23K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Robbie as a boy name dates back to 1889, when 5 babies received it. 1963 was its biggest year on record, with 884 newborns named Robbie — #259 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Robbie on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Robbie ranks #2,448 for boys with 57 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 21K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Robbie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Robbie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Robbie
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About the name Robbie
Robbie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 23K births in the dataset. Robbie's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #331. Use the chart and map above to compare Robbie'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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