Robyn
Robyn was the 1441st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 169th; the most babies were born in 1964 (1,882). Over the last ten years it has moved down 394 places. More babies were named Robyn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Robin, from Robert; "bright fame" · English, Germanic
Say it RAH-bin /ˈrɑbɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,441 girls, down 236 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 150girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19641,882 babies
- Total since 1880
- 64,604babies recorded
What does the name Robyn mean?
Robyn is a spelling of Robin, which began in medieval England as a French-style pet form of Robert. DMNES records Robyn as one of the English diminutives of Robert in 1379. Robert is a Germanic name from hrōþ, "fame", and berht, "bright". Robin later also suggested the bird, which helped it become a girls' name in the 20th century; the -yn spelling is now mostly feminine.
*hrōþiz (Proto-Germanic, “fame”)*berhtaz (Proto-Germanic, “bright”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Robin, Robert, Robbie, Robynne.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean light, names that mean fame.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Robyn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Robin', 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, 'Robyn (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Robyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,240 since 1940, 9 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,441 | 150 |
| 2020 | #1,205 | 191 |
| 2010 | #1,479 | 153 |
| 2000 | #683 | 350 |
| 1990 | #309 | 886 |
| 1980 | #182 | 1,501 |
| 1970 | #211 | 1,498 |
| 1960 | #250 | 1,226 |
| 1950 | #440 | 333 |
| 1940 | #1,463 | 28 |
| 1930 | #3,609 | 8 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Robyn, counting every spelling?
Robyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,295 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,441 for Robyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 158 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robyn | 150 | #1,441 | 911 |
| Robynn | 8 | #11,724 | 47 |
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 Robyn?
150 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Robyn (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Robyn 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 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Robyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Robyn?
About 57,700 people born in the US named Robyn are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 40 and 62. That makes Robyn 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.
Robyn by state
How common Robyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 32 states fewer than five girls 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 Robyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Robyn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Robyn · Sibling names for Robyn
Questions about the name Robyn
What does Robyn mean?
Robyn means “variant of Robin, from Robert; "bright fame"” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Robyn?
Robyn was the 1441st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 169th; the most babies were born in 1964 (1,882). Over the last ten years it has moved down 394 places. More babies were named Robyn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Robyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Robyn in the US.
Where is Robyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Robyn was most common in California (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Texas.