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 | 0.010809192 | 11 | 2334 | -99% |
| 1884 | 2475 | 0.010165899 | 7 | 2468 | -99% |
| 1885 | 2333 | 0.009686366 | 11 | 2322 | -99% |
| 1886 | 2459 | 0.009631164 | 16 | 2443 | -99% |
| 1887 | 2133 | 0.00862191 | 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 | 0.007845202 | 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 | 0.00756365 | 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 | 0.00853953 | 24 | 3821 | -99% |
| 1901 | 2559 | 0.007399974 | 16 | 2543 | -99% |
| 1902 | 3201 | 0.008277029 | 21 | 3180 | -99% |
| 1903 | 3057 | 0.00801937 | 13 | 3044 | -99% |
| 1904 | 3427 | 0.008493501 | 13 | 3414 | -99% |
| 1905 | 3431 | 0.008093432 | 21 | 3410 | -99% |
| 1906 | 3651 | 0.008521395 | 16 | 3635 | -99% |
| 1907 | 4042 | 0.00868517 | 22 | 4020 | -99% |
| 1908 | 4245 | 0.008687199 | 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 | 0.013055874 | 64 | 12836 | -99% |
| 1913 | 15756 | 0.013856167 | 72 | 15684 | -99% |
| 1914 | 21268 | 0.015016105 | 80 | 21188 | -99% |
| 1915 | 28853 | 0.015745759 | 116 | 28737 | -99% |
| 1916 | 31863 | 0.016471647 | 122 | 31741 | -99% |
| 1917 | 35388 | 0.017634483 | 168 | 35220 | -99% |
| 1918 | 40797 | 0.018790832 | 178 | 40619 | -99% |
| 1919 | 41209 | 0.019528046 | 184 | 41025 | -99% |
| 1920 | 48884 | 0.021604823 | 205 | 48679 | -99% |
| 1921 | 53023 | 0.022712758 | 244 | 52779 | -99% |
| 1922 | 54033 | 0.023603907 | 237 | 53796 | -99% |
| 1923 | 56363 | 0.024479214 | 250 | 56113 | -99% |
| 1924 | 61099 | 0.025654461 | 299 | 60800 | -99% |
| 1925 | 61245 | 0.026248176 | 350 | 60895 | -99% |
| 1926 | 61500 | 0.026786916 | 369 | 61131 | -99% |
| 1927 | 62084 | 0.026767718 | 411 | 61673 | -99% |
| 1928 | 61134 | 0.027039399 | 434 | 60700 | -99% |
| 1929 | 60249 | 0.027483951 | 441 | 59808 | -99% |
| 1930 | 62574 | 0.028144801 | 426 | 62148 | -99% |
| 1931 | 60862 | 0.028921761 | 343 | 60519 | -99% |
| 1932 | 59595 | 0.028226979 | 326 | 59269 | -99% |
| 1933 | 54492 | 0.02725374 | 273 | 54219 | -99% |
| 1934 | 56105 | 0.027015094 | 266 | 55839 | -99% |
| 1935 | 56757 | 0.027158123 | 231 | 56526 | -99% |
| 1936 | 58722 | 0.028264875 | 221 | 58501 | -99% |
| 1937 | 62064 | 0.029129386 | 223 | 61841 | -99% |
| 1938 | 62490 | 0.028243149 | 219 | 62271 | -99% |
| 1939 | 59868 | 0.02717044 | 208 | 59660 | -99% |
| 1940 | 61399 | 0.026664646 | 206 | 61193 | -99% |
| 1941 | 64442 | 0.026449919 | 196 | 64246 | -99% |
| 1942 | 72050 | 0.026374957 | 208 | 71842 | -99% |
| 1943 | 75138 | 0.026620552 | 250 | 74888 | -99% |
| 1944 | 71046 | 0.026410602 | 194 | 70852 | -99% |
| 1945 | 70142 | 0.026440054 | 198 | 69944 | -99% |
| 1946 | 84354 | 0.026399598 | 214 | 84140 | -99% |
| 1947 | 91891 | 0.025509264 | 237 | 91654 | -99% |
| 1948 | 85684 | 0.024817916 | 209 | 85475 | -100% |
| 1949 | 84075 | 0.024126628 | 202 | 83873 | -100% |
| 1950 | 83748 | 0.023904996 | 203 | 83545 | -100% |
| 1951 | 86566 | 0.023499608 | 210 | 86356 | -100% |
| 1952 | 86781 | 0.022849094 | 193 | 86588 | -100% |
| 1953 | 86474 | 0.022439728 | 228 | 86246 | -99% |
| 1954 | 86524 | 0.021735962 | 192 | 86332 | -100% |
| 1955 | 83982 | 0.020916894 | 232 | 83750 | -99% |
| 1956 | 84129 | 0.020404615 | 215 | 83914 | -99% |
| 1957 | 82025 | 0.019520178 | 255 | 81770 | -99% |
| 1958 | 77582 | 0.018765682 | 237 | 77345 | -99% |
| 1959 | 74754 | 0.017983887 | 236 | 74518 | -99% |
| 1960 | 72616 | 0.017481314 | 269 | 72347 | -99% |
| 1961 | 73239 | 0.017682238 | 289 | 72950 | -99% |
| 1962 | 70416 | 0.017452076 | 229 | 70187 | -99% |
| 1963 | 70257 | 0.017749142 | 255 | 70002 | -99% |
| 1964 | 70262 | 0.018073529 | 279 | 69983 | -99% |
| 1965 | 63366 | 0.017477958 | 255 | 63111 | -99% |
| 1966 | 59559 | 0.017136464 | 251 | 59308 | -99% |
| 1967 | 56630 | 0.016680988 | 254 | 56376 | -99% |
| 1968 | 58446 | 0.017300095 | 265 | 58181 | -99% |
| 1969 | 58641 | 0.016873414 | 335 | 58306 | -99% |
| 1970 | 57507 | 0.015945368 | 327 | 57180 | -99% |
| 1971 | 50930 | 0.014838516 | 298 | 50632 | -99% |
| 1972 | 43310 | 0.013779749 | 288 | 43022 | -99% |
| 1973 | 38944 | 0.01290882 | 249 | 38695 | -99% |
| 1974 | 37253 | 0.012254276 | 241 | 37012 | -99% |
| 1975 | 35554 | 0.011775292 | 245 | 35309 | -99% |
| 1976 | 34028 | 0.011214403 | 236 | 33792 | -99% |
| 1977 | 34454 | 0.01084683 | 238 | 34216 | -99% |
| 1978 | 33630 | 0.010596064 | 254 | 33376 | -98% |
| 1979 | 34272 | 0.010301293 | 252 | 34020 | -99% |
| 1980 | 34521 | 0.010022094 | 254 | 34267 | -99% |
| 1981 | 34624 | 0.010008863 | 228 | 34396 | -99% |
| 1982 | 34648 | 0.009877019 | 233 | 34415 | -99% |
| 1983 | 33000 | 0.00952855 | 255 | 32745 | -98% |
| 1984 | 31997 | 0.009171727 | 230 | 31767 | -99% |
| 1985 | 32335 | 0.009060024 | 238 | 32097 | -99% |
| 1986 | 31589 | 0.008880933 | 241 | 31348 | -98% |
| 1987 | 30455 | 0.008446841 | 219 | 30236 | -99% |
| 1988 | 30498 | 0.008254167 | 182 | 30316 | -99% |
| 1989 | 30197 | 0.00785494 | 126 | 30071 | -99% |
| 1990 | 28994 | 0.00733608 | 109 | 28885 | -99% |
| 1991 | 26911 | 0.006908958 | 77 | 26834 | -99% |
| 1992 | 24153 | 0.006288075 | 60 | 24093 | -100% |
| 1993 | 22517 | 0.005972465 | 70 | 22447 | -99% |
| 1994 | 20610 | 0.005544077 | 52 | 20558 | -99% |
| 1995 | 18628 | 0.00508681 | 44 | 18584 | -100% |
| 1996 | 17711 | 0.004856262 | 37 | 17674 | -100% |
| 1997 | 16339 | 0.004506525 | 36 | 16303 | -100% |
| 1998 | 15555 | 0.004229099 | 28 | 15527 | -100% |
| 1999 | 14564 | 0.003942878 | 24 | 14540 | -100% |
| 2000 | 13762 | 0.003640942 | 23 | 13739 | -100% |
| 2001 | 12686 | 0.003389019 | 21 | 12665 | -100% |
| 2002 | 12046 | 0.003222464 | 14 | 12032 | -100% |
| 2003 | 11413 | 0.003001828 | 16 | 11397 | -100% |
| 2004 | 10715 | 0.002804509 | 35 | 10680 | -99% |
| 2005 | 10183 | 0.002648687 | 17 | 10166 | -100% |
| 2006 | 9920 | 0.002507713 | 11 | 9909 | -100% |
| 2007 | 9394 | 0.002350111 | 9 | 9385 | -100% |
| 2008 | 8845 | 0.00225058 | 7 | 8838 | -100% |
| 2009 | 7850 | 0.002055246 | 11 | 7839 | -100% |
| 2010 | 7575 | 0.002049987 | 12 | 7563 | -100% |
| 2011 | 6993 | 0.001912143 | 9 | 6984 | -100% |
| 2012 | 6969 | 0.001905844 | 7 | 6962 | -100% |
| 2013 | 6729 | 0.001846191 | 8 | 6721 | -100% |
| 2014 | 6667 | 0.001799258 | 8 | 6659 | -100% |
| 2015 | 6138 | 0.001658987 | 8 | 6130 | -100% |
| 2016 | 6003 | 0.0016368 | 6003 | -100% | |
| 2017 | 5563 | 0.001556207 | 5563 | -100% | |
| 2018 | 5186 | 0.001475748 | 5186 | -100% | |
| 2019 | 4855 | 0.001399623 | 6 | 4849 | -100% |
| 2020 | 4395 | 0.001316718 | 4395 | -100% | |
| 2021 | 4424 | 0.001307063 | 4424 | -100% | |
| 2022 | 4077 | 0.001206709 | 6 | 4071 | -100% |
| 2023 | 3813 | 0.00115642 | 6 | 3807 | -100% |