Robbie
Robbie was the 2122nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 259th with 884 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 41 places. More babies were named Robbie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Robert; "bright fame" · English, Scottish, Germanic
Say it RAH-bee /ˈrɑbi/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,122 boys, down 105 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69boys
- Girls and boys
- 38% girls, 62% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1963884 babies
- Total since 1880
- 43,939babies recorded
What does the name Robbie mean?
Robbie is a pet form of Robert (and of Roberta for girls), and is especially popular in Scotland, where Robert Burns is "Rabbie". Robert is a Germanic name made of hrōþ, "fame", and berht, "bright". DMNES notes that Robert came to England with the Normans, and records pet forms such as Rob, Hob and Dob from the 14th century. In the US Robbie has been given to both sexes, to girls mostly in the 1930s and to boys in the 1960s.
*hrōþiz (Proto-Germanic, “fame”)*berhtaz (Proto-Germanic, “bright”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Robert, Roberta, Rob, Robby, Bobby.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean light, names that mean fame.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Robbie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Robert', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Robbie', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Robbie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,159 | #2,122 | 51 | 69 |
| 2020 | #3,729 | #2,017 | 40 | 71 |
| 2010 | #9,126 | #2,092 | 13 | 65 |
| 2000 | #5,277 | #1,296 | 22 | 100 |
| 1990 | #2,633 | #750 | 45 | 184 |
| 1980 | #1,214 | #448 | 109 | 345 |
| 1970 | #699 | #300 | 225 | 673 |
| 1960 | #454 | #369 | 463 | 454 |
| 1950 | #447 | #639 | 326 | 118 |
| 1940 | #377 | #708 | 309 | 74 |
| 1930 | #378 | #1,253 | 325 | 33 |
| 1920 | #387 | #1,342 | 289 | 30 |
| 1910 | #471 | #1,181 | 73 | 9 |
| 1900 | #498 | — | 47 | — |
| 1890 | #597 | #978 | 20 | 6 |
| 1880 | #821 | — | 6 | — |
How popular is Robbie, counting every spelling?
Robbie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Robbie?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Robbie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Robbie 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 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Robbie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Robbie?
About 17,100 people born in the US named Robbie are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 43 and 63. That makes Robbie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Robbie by state
How common Robbie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.9×). In 44 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 Robbie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Robbie, they share its era and feel.
Robbie is also a nickname for Robert and Roberta.
Questions about the name Robbie
What does Robbie mean?
Robbie means “pet form of Robert; "bright fame"” (English, Scottish, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Robbie?
Robbie was the 2122nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 259th with 884 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 41 places. More babies were named Robbie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Robbie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 38% girls, 62% boys given the name Robbie in the US.
Where is Robbie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Robbie was most common in Utah (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Texas.