How Many People Are Named Robbie?
An estimated 28,377 people in the United States have the first name Robbie. It is used for both genders, with 51.4% female. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Robbie peaked in popularity in 1963 with 1,280 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Robbie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Robbie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Robbie has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Robbie is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
28,377
About 1 in 12,079 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
51.4% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1963
1,280 births
Total Registered
43,816
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Robbie
Robbie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (48.6%) and females (51.4%). Out of 43,816 total births registered, 21,315 were male and 22,501 were female.
Robbie as a male name
Ranked #2,460 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (884 births)
Robbie as a female name
Ranked #3,483 in 2024
45 female births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (486 births)
Robbie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Robbie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 10,142 babies were registered. Robbie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Robbie by Decade
How has Robbie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 68 | 5 | 63 | |
| 1890s | 306 | 13 | 293 | |
| 1900s | 571 | 40 | 531 | |
| 1910s | 2,038 | 198 | 1,840 | |
| 1920s | 3,370 | 303 | 3,067 | |
| 1930s | 3,588 | 455 | 3,133 | |
| 1940s | 3,909 | 879 | 3,030 | |
| 1950s | 6,628 | 2,541 | 4,087 | |
| 1960s | 10,142 | 6,803 | 3,339 | |
| 1970s | 6,119 | 4,651 | 1,468 | |
| 1980s | 3,185 | 2,487 | 698 | |
| 1990s | 1,636 | 1,244 | 392 | |
| 2000s | 930 | 724 | 206 | |
| 2010s | 803 | 639 | 164 | |
| 2020s | 523 | 333 | 190 | |
Robbie by State
Birth registrations for Robbie span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Georgia. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Connecticut, Nevada. On average, about 796 Robbies were registered per state.
Robbie + Last Name Combinations
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Robbie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Robbie?
We estimate approximately 28,377 people named Robbie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,079 Americans share this first name.
Is Robbie a common name?
Robbie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43,816 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Robbie most popular?
Robbie reached peak popularity in 1963, when 1,280 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Robbie is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Robbie a female name?
Robbie is predominantly female. 51.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Robbie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Robbie Smith, Robbie Johnson, Robbie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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