How Many People Are Named Robie?
An estimated 1,039 people in the United States have the first name Robie. It is used for both genders, with 64.7% male. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Robie peaked in popularity in 1961 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Robie 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 Robie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Robie is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,039
About 1 in 329,889 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
64.7% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1961
55 births
Total Registered
1,818
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Robie
Robie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (64.7%) and females (35.3%). Out of 1,818 total births registered, 1,176 were male and 642 were female.
Robie as a male name
Ranked #13,913 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 1963 (40 births)
Robie as a female name
Ranked #13,977 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1961 (25 births)
Robie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Robie span from the 1890s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 417 babies were registered. Robie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Robie by Decade
How has Robie 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.
Robie by State
Birth registrations for Robie span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, California, Tennessee. The lowest are in Tennessee, California, North Carolina. On average, about 10 Robies were registered per state.
Robie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Robie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Robie
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Robie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Robie?
We estimate approximately 1,039 people named Robie 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 329,889 Americans share this first name.
Is Robie a common name?
Robie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,818 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Robie most popular?
Robie reached peak popularity in 1961, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Robie is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Robie a male name?
Robie is predominantly male. 64.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Robie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Robie Smith, Robie Johnson, Robie 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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