Robynn
Robynn was the 11724th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1713th with 45 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,345 places. More babies were named Robynn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Robyn) variant of Robin, from Robert; "bright fame" · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #11,724 girls, down 4,225 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,312babies recorded
What does the name Robynn mean?
Robynn is a spelling of Robyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Robyn's meaning and origin.
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)
Robynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,724 | 8 |
| 2020 | #7,499 | 15 |
| 2010 | #10,319 | 11 |
| 2000 | #11,555 | 8 |
| 1990 | #4,651 | 21 |
| 1980 | #3,116 | 28 |
| 1970 | #2,231 | 36 |
| 1960 | #2,185 | 29 |
| 1950 | #4,241 | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Robynn, counting every spelling?
Robynn is a spelling of Robyn, a name family that ranked #1,295 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,724 for Robynn 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 Robynn?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Robynn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Robynn 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Robynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Robynn?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Robynn are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 31 and 60. That makes Robynn 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 Robynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Robynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Robynn
What does Robynn mean?
Robynn is a spelling of Robyn, which means “variant of Robin, from Robert; "bright fame"” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Robynn?
Robynn was the 11724th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1713th with 45 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,345 places. More babies were named Robynn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Robynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Robynn in the US.