Robyn
Robyn is a unisex given name. Robin is a variant which is also used in both genders. It is of Germanic origin and means 'bright famous one'.
Meaning & Origin of Robyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robyn is a unisex given name. Robin is a variant which is also used in both genders. It is of Germanic origin and means 'bright famous one'.
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The Story of Robyn
Robyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1921, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 1,882 Robyns were born — ranking #195 that year. As of 2026, Robyn ranks #1,309 for baby girls with 174 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 64K Robyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Robyn
Robyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 64K births in the dataset. Robyn's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #169. Use the chart and map above to compare Robyn'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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