Robel
Robel is a male given name. It is a Ge'ez name meaning "jasmine flower". It is commonly used in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It can be spelled as either Robel or Robell in Tigrinya.
Meaning & Origin of Robel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robel is a male given name. It is a Ge'ez name meaning "jasmine flower". It is commonly used in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It can be spelled as either Robel or Robell in Tigrinya.
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The Story of Robel
Robel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 35 Robels were born — ranking #3,223 that year. As of 2026, Robel ranks #5,323 for baby boys with 18 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 736 Robels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Robel
Robel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 736 births in the dataset. Robel's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #3,223. Use the chart and map above to compare Robel'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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