Robbin
Robbin is a given name and surname which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Robbin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robbin is a given name and surname which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Robbin
As a girl name
Robbin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1933, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1959: 650 births, good for #374 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Robbins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 9K Robbins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Robbin as a boy name dates back to 1929, when 5 babies received it. 1957 was its biggest year on record, with 85 newborns named Robbin — #818 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Robbins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Robbins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Robbin
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Names that sound like Robbin
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About the name Robbin
Robbin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1933 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Robbin's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #374. Use the chart and map above to compare Robbin'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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