Robby
Robby is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Robby
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robby is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Robby
The earliest SSA record of Robby as a baby boy name dates back to 1922, when 6 babies received it. 1964 was its biggest year on record, with 412 newborns named Robby — #393 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Robbys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,397 among baby boy names with 24 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 11K Robbys 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 Robby
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Robby. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Robby
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About the name Robby
Robby is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Robby's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #393. Use the chart and map above to compare Robby'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.