Robie
The Story of Robie
As a girl name
American parents first put Robie on the record books as a girl name in 1897, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 25 Robies were born — ranking #2,410 that year. About 21% of every Robie on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Robie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 642 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Robie as a boy name dates back to 1892, when 5 babies received it. 1963 was its biggest year on record, with 40 newborns named Robie — #1,227 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Robie on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Robie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Robie
Robie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Robie's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #1,227. Use the chart and map above to compare Robie'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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