How popular is “Robert” in the USA?
Number of people named “Robert” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Robert” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Robert” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Robert” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Robert” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Robert” by birth year
This chart shows how “Robert” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 2427 | 0.012045622 | 12 | 2415 | -99% |
| 1881 | 2149 | 0.011152744 | 9 | 2140 | -99% |
| 1882 | 2512 | 0.011339168 | 12 | 2500 | -99% |
| 1883 | 2345 | 0.010809141 | 11 | 2334 | -99% |
| 1884 | 2475 | 0.010165899 | 7 | 2468 | -99% |
| 1885 | 2333 | 0.009686366 | 11 | 2322 | -99% |
| 1886 | 2459 | 0.009631203 | 16 | 2443 | -99% |
| 1887 | 2133 | 0.008621944 | 8 | 2125 | -99% |
| 1888 | 2833 | 0.009459919 | 19 | 2814 | -99% |
| 1889 | 2527 | 0.008745579 | 14 | 2513 | -99% |
| 1890 | 2553 | 0.008470443 | 12 | 2541 | -99% |
| 1891 | 2249 | 0.007845175 | 9 | 2240 | -99% |
| 1892 | 2727 | 0.008155539 | 17 | 2710 | -99% |
| 1893 | 2580 | 0.007933019 | 17 | 2563 | -99% |
| 1894 | 2518 | 0.007434527 | 21 | 2497 | -98% |
| 1895 | 2655 | 0.007563672 | 20 | 2635 | -98% |
| 1896 | 2747 | 0.00768426 | 28 | 2719 | -98% |
| 1897 | 2719 | 0.007836706 | 18 | 2701 | -99% |
| 1898 | 2944 | 0.007717817 | 12 | 2932 | -99% |
| 1899 | 2627 | 0.007743917 | 18 | 2609 | -99% |
| 1900 | 3845 | 0.008539548 | 24 | 3821 | -99% |
| 1901 | 2559 | 0.007399974 | 16 | 2543 | -99% |
| 1902 | 3201 | 0.008277029 | 21 | 3180 | -99% |
| 1903 | 3057 | 0.008019412 | 13 | 3044 | -99% |
| 1904 | 3427 | 0.008493501 | 13 | 3414 | -99% |
| 1905 | 3431 | 0.00809347 | 21 | 3410 | -99% |
| 1906 | 3651 | 0.008521395 | 16 | 3635 | -99% |
| 1907 | 4042 | 0.008685188 | 22 | 4020 | -99% |
| 1908 | 4245 | 0.008687217 | 26 | 4219 | -99% |
| 1909 | 4588 | 0.008974539 | 25 | 4563 | -99% |
| 1910 | 5638 | 0.00954443 | 29 | 5609 | -99% |
| 1911 | 6565 | 0.010189701 | 39 | 6526 | -99% |
| 1912 | 12900 | 0.013055861 | 64 | 12836 | -99% |
| 1913 | 15756 | 0.013856179 | 72 | 15684 | -99% |
| 1914 | 21268 | 0.015016126 | 80 | 21188 | -99% |
| 1915 | 28853 | 0.015745793 | 116 | 28737 | -99% |
| 1916 | 31863 | 0.01647163 | 122 | 31741 | -99% |
| 1917 | 35388 | 0.017634483 | 168 | 35220 | -99% |
| 1918 | 40797 | 0.018790841 | 178 | 40619 | -99% |
| 1919 | 41209 | 0.019528065 | 184 | 41025 | -99% |
| 1920 | 48884 | 0.021604823 | 205 | 48679 | -99% |
| 1921 | 53023 | 0.022712737 | 244 | 52779 | -99% |
| 1922 | 54033 | 0.023603896 | 237 | 53796 | -99% |
| 1923 | 56363 | 0.024479246 | 250 | 56113 | -99% |
| 1924 | 61098 | 0.025654074 | 299 | 60799 | -99% |
| 1925 | 61246 | 0.026248638 | 350 | 60896 | -99% |
| 1926 | 61499 | 0.026786387 | 369 | 61130 | -99% |
| 1927 | 62085 | 0.026768183 | 411 | 61674 | -99% |
| 1928 | 61135 | 0.027039662 | 434 | 60701 | -99% |
| 1929 | 60249 | 0.02748384 | 441 | 59808 | -99% |
| 1930 | 62578 | 0.0281466 | 426 | 62152 | -99% |
| 1931 | 60863 | 0.028921949 | 343 | 60520 | -99% |
| 1932 | 59594 | 0.028226331 | 326 | 59268 | -99% |
| 1933 | 54492 | 0.027253537 | 273 | 54219 | -99% |
| 1934 | 56109 | 0.027016837 | 266 | 55843 | -99% |
| 1935 | 56756 | 0.027157281 | 231 | 56525 | -99% |
| 1936 | 58722 | 0.028264644 | 221 | 58501 | -99% |
| 1937 | 62065 | 0.029129336 | 223 | 61842 | -99% |
| 1938 | 62489 | 0.028242672 | 219 | 62270 | -99% |
| 1939 | 59867 | 0.027169764 | 208 | 59659 | -99% |
| 1940 | 61400 | 0.026664523 | 206 | 61194 | -99% |
| 1941 | 64443 | 0.026449818 | 196 | 64247 | -99% |
| 1942 | 72049 | 0.026374012 | 208 | 71841 | -99% |
| 1943 | 75140 | 0.026621232 | 250 | 74890 | -99% |
| 1944 | 71049 | 0.026411492 | 194 | 70855 | -99% |
| 1945 | 70143 | 0.026440023 | 198 | 69945 | -99% |
| 1946 | 84352 | 0.026398715 | 214 | 84138 | -99% |
| 1947 | 91891 | 0.025508825 | 237 | 91654 | -99% |
| 1948 | 85684 | 0.024817828 | 209 | 85475 | -100% |
| 1949 | 84078 | 0.024127232 | 202 | 83876 | -100% |
| 1950 | 83754 | 0.023906777 | 203 | 83551 | -100% |
| 1951 | 86565 | 0.023499222 | 210 | 86355 | -100% |
| 1952 | 86781 | 0.022849102 | 193 | 86588 | -100% |
| 1953 | 86473 | 0.022439281 | 228 | 86245 | -99% |
| 1954 | 86525 | 0.021736084 | 192 | 86333 | -100% |
| 1955 | 83987 | 0.020917889 | 232 | 83755 | -99% |
| 1956 | 84126 | 0.020403892 | 214 | 83912 | -99% |
| 1957 | 82031 | 0.019521231 | 255 | 81776 | -99% |
| 1958 | 77571 | 0.018764587 | 237 | 77334 | -99% |
| 1959 | 74778 | 0.017984161 | 236 | 74542 | -99% |
| 1960 | 72613 | 0.017481038 | 269 | 72344 | -99% |
| 1961 | 73252 | 0.017683892 | 289 | 72963 | -99% |
| 1962 | 70430 | 0.017453162 | 229 | 70201 | -99% |
| 1963 | 70252 | 0.017748471 | 255 | 69997 | -99% |
| 1964 | 70262 | 0.018073339 | 279 | 69983 | -99% |
| 1965 | 63367 | 0.017478386 | 255 | 63112 | -99% |
| 1966 | 59560 | 0.017136339 | 251 | 59309 | -99% |
| 1967 | 56625 | 0.016679445 | 254 | 56371 | -99% |
| 1968 | 58451 | 0.017301319 | 265 | 58186 | -99% |
| 1969 | 58638 | 0.016872676 | 335 | 58303 | -99% |
| 1970 | 57506 | 0.015945038 | 327 | 57179 | -99% |
| 1971 | 50933 | 0.014839083 | 298 | 50635 | -99% |
| 1972 | 43303 | 0.013777628 | 288 | 43015 | -99% |
| 1973 | 38947 | 0.012909665 | 249 | 38698 | -99% |
| 1974 | 37250 | 0.012253294 | 241 | 37009 | -99% |
| 1975 | 35553 | 0.011774879 | 245 | 35308 | -99% |
| 1976 | 34027 | 0.011214118 | 236 | 33791 | -99% |
| 1977 | 34455 | 0.010846864 | 238 | 34217 | -99% |
| 1978 | 33633 | 0.010596843 | 254 | 33379 | -98% |
| 1979 | 34270 | 0.010300571 | 252 | 34018 | -99% |
| 1980 | 34523 | 0.010022627 | 254 | 34269 | -99% |
| 1981 | 34625 | 0.010009034 | 228 | 34397 | -99% |
| 1982 | 34647 | 0.009876675 | 233 | 34414 | -99% |
| 1983 | 32999 | 0.009528088 | 255 | 32744 | -98% |
| 1984 | 32002 | 0.0091729 | 230 | 31772 | -99% |
| 1985 | 32333 | 0.009059121 | 238 | 32095 | -99% |
| 1986 | 31592 | 0.008881447 | 241 | 31351 | -98% |
| 1987 | 30459 | 0.00844766 | 219 | 30240 | -99% |
| 1988 | 30499 | 0.008254031 | 182 | 30317 | -99% |
| 1989 | 30199 | 0.007855226 | 126 | 30073 | -99% |
| 1990 | 28994 | 0.007335651 | 109 | 28885 | -99% |
| 1991 | 26913 | 0.006909158 | 77 | 26836 | -99% |
| 1992 | 24155 | 0.00628828 | 60 | 24095 | -100% |
| 1993 | 22517 | 0.005972237 | 70 | 22447 | -99% |
| 1994 | 20611 | 0.005544089 | 52 | 20559 | -99% |
| 1995 | 18630 | 0.005087168 | 44 | 18586 | -100% |
| 1996 | 17713 | 0.004856609 | 37 | 17676 | -100% |
| 1997 | 16339 | 0.004506379 | 36 | 16303 | -100% |
| 1998 | 15555 | 0.004228963 | 28 | 15527 | -100% |
| 1999 | 14564 | 0.003942752 | 24 | 14540 | -100% |
| 2000 | 13762 | 0.003640833 | 23 | 13739 | -100% |
| 2001 | 12686 | 0.003388907 | 21 | 12665 | -100% |
| 2002 | 12045 | 0.003222061 | 14 | 12031 | -100% |
| 2003 | 11415 | 0.003002115 | 16 | 11399 | -100% |
| 2004 | 10716 | 0.002804558 | 35 | 10681 | -99% |
| 2005 | 10183 | 0.002648481 | 17 | 10166 | -100% |
| 2006 | 9922 | 0.002507969 | 11 | 9911 | -100% |
| 2007 | 9397 | 0.002350612 | 9 | 9388 | -100% |
| 2008 | 8847 | 0.002250764 | 7 | 8840 | -100% |
| 2009 | 7849 | 0.002054618 | 11 | 7838 | -100% |
| 2010 | 7576 | 0.002049928 | 12 | 7564 | -100% |
| 2011 | 6993 | 0.001911809 | 9 | 6984 | -100% |
| 2012 | 6970 | 0.001905743 | 7 | 6963 | -100% |
| 2013 | 6729 | 0.001845753 | 8 | 6721 | -100% |
| 2014 | 6668 | 0.001799062 | 8 | 6660 | -100% |
| 2015 | 6140 | 0.001659051 | 8 | 6132 | -100% |
| 2016 | 6005 | 0.00163682 | 6005 | -100% | |
| 2017 | 5566 | 0.001556403 | 5566 | -100% | |
| 2018 | 5191 | 0.001476437 | 5191 | -100% | |
| 2019 | 4857 | 0.001399336 | 6 | 4851 | -100% |
| 2020 | 4401 | 0.001317437 | 4401 | -100% | |
| 2021 | 4430 | 0.001307576 | 4430 | -100% | |
| 2022 | 4084 | 0.001207164 | 6 | 4078 | -100% |
| 2023 | 3829 | 0.00115638 | 6 | 3823 | -100% |
| 2024 | 3785 | 0.001137148 | 3785 | -100% |