Roby
Roby was the 10458th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 841st; the most babies were born in 1964 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,176 places. More babies were named Roby in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,458 boys, up 3,194 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196450 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,599babies recorded
Roby popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 118 since 1904.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,458 | 7 |
| 2020 | #13,652 | 5 |
| 2010 | #7,010 | 12 |
| 2000 | #4,345 | 18 |
| 1990 | #3,040 | 21 |
| 1980 | #3,069 | 15 |
| 1970 | #1,488 | 33 |
| 1960 | #1,334 | 36 |
| 1950 | #1,869 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,306 | 27 |
| 1930 | #1,594 | 22 |
| 1920 | #1,316 | 31 |
| 1910 | #1,554 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,468 | 5 |
| 1890 | #865 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Roby, counting every spelling?
Roby has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Roby?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roby (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Roby 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 Roby.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roby?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Roby are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 36 and 67. That makes Roby 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Roby: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Roby, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Roby
How popular is the name Roby?
Roby was the 10458th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 841st; the most babies were born in 1964 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,176 places. More babies were named Roby in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Roby a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Roby in the US.