Robt
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþi- "fame" and *berhta- "bright" (Hrōþiberhtaz). Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert. It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert.
Meaning & Origin of Robt
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþi- "fame" and *berhta- "bright" (Hrōþiberhtaz). Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert. It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert.
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The Story of Robt
Robt first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1883, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 33 births, good for #1,175 nationwide. About 43% of every Robt on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Robt last appeared in the published SSA data in 1965, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 468 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Notable people named Robt
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- Robert II of Scotland (Robert Stewart) (1316–1390), one of the principal commanders at the Battle of Halidon Hill
- Robert III of Scotland (c. 1337/40–1406)
- Robert I of France (c.866–923)
- Robert II of France (972–1031)
- Robert, King of Naples (1276–1343)
- Robert of Germany (Rupertus, Rex Romanorum ) (1352–1410)
- Charles I Robert (1288–1342)
- Robert of Bulgaria , Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria (1894–1943), one of the principal commanders of European theatre of World War II
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Names that sound like Robt
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About the name Robt
Robt is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 468 births in the dataset. Robt's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,175. Use the chart and map above to compare Robt'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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