Rob
Rob was the 10457th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 334th with 555 babies. More babies were named Rob in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,457 boys, up 3,193 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1963555 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,775babies recorded
Rob popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,457 | 7 |
| 2020 | #13,650 | 5 |
| 2010 | #6,304 | 14 |
| 2000 | #4,998 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,076 | 36 |
| 1980 | #1,200 | 59 |
| 1970 | #450 | 334 |
| 1960 | #428 | 353 |
| 1950 | #1,060 | 45 |
| 1940 | #2,064 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,878 | 17 |
| 1920 | #2,035 | 17 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #977 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rob, counting every spelling?
Rob is the most common spelling of a name family that had 12 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 12 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob | 7 | #10,457 | 41 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rob?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rob (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rob born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rob.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rob?
About 6,700 people born in the US named Rob are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 55 and 65. That makes Rob a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rob by state
How common Rob was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rob: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rob, they share its era and feel.
Rob is also a nickname for Robert, Roberto and Robin.
Questions about the name Rob
How popular is the name Rob?
Rob was the 10457th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 334th with 555 babies. More babies were named Rob in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Rob a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rob in the US.
Where is Rob most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rob was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).