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 | 0.011152629 | 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 | 0.009459951 | 19 | 2814 | -99% |
| 1889 | 2527 | 0.008745579 | 14 | 2513 | -99% |
| 1890 | 2553 | 0.008470443 | 12 | 2541 | -99% |
| 1891 | 2249 | 0.00784523 | 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 | 0.007717797 | 12 | 2932 | -99% |
| 1899 | 2627 | 0.00774394 | 18 | 2609 | -99% |
| 1900 | 3845 | 0.008539491 | 24 | 3821 | -99% |
| 1901 | 2559 | 0.007399974 | 16 | 2543 | -99% |
| 1902 | 3201 | 0.008277049 | 21 | 3180 | -99% |
| 1903 | 3057 | 0.00801937 | 13 | 3044 | -99% |
| 1904 | 3427 | 0.008493501 | 13 | 3414 | -99% |
| 1905 | 3431 | 0.008093413 | 21 | 3410 | -99% |
| 1906 | 3651 | 0.008521395 | 16 | 3635 | -99% |
| 1907 | 4042 | 0.008685151 | 22 | 4020 | -99% |
| 1908 | 4245 | 0.008687164 | 26 | 4219 | -99% |
| 1909 | 4588 | 0.008974539 | 25 | 4563 | -99% |
| 1910 | 5638 | 0.009544414 | 29 | 5609 | -99% |
| 1911 | 6565 | 0.010189685 | 39 | 6526 | -99% |
| 1912 | 12900 | 0.013055887 | 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 | 0.016471621 | 122 | 31741 | -99% |
| 1917 | 35388 | 0.01763444 | 168 | 35220 | -99% |
| 1918 | 40797 | 0.018790849 | 178 | 40619 | -99% |
| 1919 | 41209 | 0.019528009 | 184 | 41025 | -99% |
| 1920 | 48884 | 0.021604756 | 205 | 48679 | -99% |
| 1921 | 53024 | 0.022713175 | 244 | 52780 | -99% |
| 1922 | 54032 | 0.023603501 | 237 | 53795 | -99% |
| 1923 | 56363 | 0.024479108 | 250 | 56113 | -99% |
| 1924 | 61099 | 0.025654376 | 299 | 60800 | -99% |
| 1925 | 61246 | 0.026248425 | 350 | 60896 | -99% |
| 1926 | 61499 | 0.026786491 | 369 | 61130 | -99% |
| 1927 | 62084 | 0.026767787 | 411 | 61673 | -99% |
| 1928 | 61134 | 0.027039662 | 434 | 60700 | -99% |
| 1929 | 60248 | 0.027483283 | 441 | 59807 | -99% |
| 1930 | 62576 | 0.028145803 | 426 | 62150 | -99% |
| 1931 | 60864 | 0.028922973 | 343 | 60521 | -99% |
| 1932 | 59588 | 0.028223865 | 326 | 59262 | -99% |
| 1933 | 54496 | 0.027256068 | 273 | 54223 | -99% |
| 1934 | 56102 | 0.027014118 | 266 | 55836 | -99% |
| 1935 | 56756 | 0.027158333 | 231 | 56525 | -99% |
| 1936 | 58722 | 0.028265364 | 221 | 58501 | -99% |
| 1937 | 62064 | 0.029129494 | 223 | 61841 | -99% |
| 1938 | 62489 | 0.028242812 | 218 | 62271 | -99% |
| 1939 | 59866 | 0.027169766 | 209 | 59657 | -99% |
| 1940 | 61400 | 0.02666552 | 206 | 61194 | -99% |
| 1941 | 64439 | 0.026449099 | 196 | 64243 | -99% |
| 1942 | 72051 | 0.026375633 | 208 | 71843 | -99% |
| 1943 | 75133 | 0.026619252 | 250 | 74883 | -99% |
| 1944 | 71045 | 0.026410712 | 194 | 70851 | -99% |
| 1945 | 70137 | 0.026438368 | 198 | 69939 | -99% |
| 1946 | 84353 | 0.026399516 | 214 | 84139 | -99% |
| 1947 | 91887 | 0.025508422 | 237 | 91650 | -99% |
| 1948 | 85683 | 0.024817811 | 208 | 85475 | -100% |
| 1949 | 84076 | 0.024127094 | 202 | 83874 | -100% |
| 1950 | 83757 | 0.023907321 | 203 | 83554 | -100% |
| 1951 | 86562 | 0.023498241 | 210 | 86352 | -100% |
| 1952 | 86782 | 0.022849189 | 193 | 86589 | -100% |
| 1953 | 86476 | 0.022440264 | 228 | 86248 | -99% |
| 1954 | 86529 | 0.021737076 | 192 | 86337 | -100% |
| 1955 | 83984 | 0.020917205 | 233 | 83751 | -99% |
| 1956 | 84125 | 0.020403411 | 213 | 83912 | -99% |
| 1957 | 82036 | 0.019520789 | 255 | 81781 | -99% |
| 1958 | 77524 | 0.018758377 | 237 | 77287 | -99% |
| 1959 | 74762 | 0.017985808 | 236 | 74526 | -99% |
| 1960 | 72627 | 0.017482406 | 270 | 72357 | -99% |
| 1961 | 73204 | 0.017678171 | 289 | 72915 | -99% |
| 1962 | 70420 | 0.017452085 | 229 | 70191 | -99% |
| 1963 | 70272 | 0.017751776 | 255 | 70017 | -99% |
| 1964 | 70270 | 0.018075081 | 279 | 69991 | -99% |
| 1965 | 63369 | 0.01747809 | 255 | 63114 | -99% |
| 1966 | 59565 | 0.017137894 | 251 | 59314 | -99% |
| 1967 | 56630 | 0.016680364 | 254 | 56376 | -99% |
| 1968 | 58452 | 0.017300878 | 265 | 58187 | -99% |
| 1969 | 58649 | 0.016874272 | 335 | 58314 | -99% |
| 1970 | 57513 | 0.015945585 | 327 | 57186 | -99% |
| 1971 | 50938 | 0.01483999 | 298 | 50640 | -99% |
| 1972 | 43314 | 0.013779703 | 288 | 43026 | -99% |
| 1973 | 38942 | 0.012907007 | 249 | 38693 | -99% |
| 1974 | 37258 | 0.01225509 | 241 | 37017 | -99% |
| 1975 | 35561 | 0.011776218 | 245 | 35316 | -99% |
| 1976 | 34029 | 0.011213544 | 236 | 33793 | -99% |
| 1977 | 34455 | 0.010846151 | 238 | 34217 | -99% |
| 1978 | 33638 | 0.010597346 | 254 | 33384 | -98% |
| 1979 | 34275 | 0.010301105 | 252 | 34023 | -99% |
| 1980 | 34527 | 0.01002282 | 254 | 34273 | -99% |
| 1981 | 34625 | 0.010008417 | 228 | 34397 | -99% |
| 1982 | 34656 | 0.009878626 | 233 | 34423 | -99% |
| 1983 | 33005 | 0.009529543 | 255 | 32750 | -98% |
| 1984 | 32001 | 0.009172663 | 230 | 31771 | -99% |
| 1985 | 32334 | 0.009059645 | 238 | 32096 | -99% |
| 1986 | 31596 | 0.008882889 | 241 | 31355 | -98% |
| 1987 | 30454 | 0.008446683 | 219 | 30235 | -99% |
| 1988 | 30499 | 0.008254666 | 182 | 30317 | -99% |
| 1989 | 30195 | 0.007854479 | 126 | 30069 | -99% |
| 1990 | 28990 | 0.007335329 | 109 | 28881 | -99% |
| 1991 | 26911 | 0.006909136 | 77 | 26834 | -99% |
| 1992 | 24152 | 0.006288005 | 60 | 24092 | -100% |
| 1993 | 22517 | 0.005972706 | 70 | 22447 | -99% |
| 1994 | 20609 | 0.005543994 | 52 | 20557 | -99% |
| 1995 | 18629 | 0.005087268 | 44 | 18585 | -100% |
| 1996 | 17710 | 0.004856155 | 37 | 17673 | -100% |
| 1997 | 16339 | 0.004506654 | 36 | 16303 | -100% |
| 1998 | 15553 | 0.004228679 | 28 | 15525 | -100% |
| 1999 | 14563 | 0.003942748 | 24 | 14539 | -100% |
| 2000 | 13762 | 0.003641109 | 23 | 13739 | -100% |
| 2001 | 12687 | 0.003389442 | 21 | 12666 | -100% |
| 2002 | 12044 | 0.003222222 | 14 | 12030 | -100% |
| 2003 | 11413 | 0.003002031 | 16 | 11397 | -100% |
| 2004 | 10714 | 0.002804449 | 35 | 10679 | -99% |
| 2005 | 10183 | 0.002648948 | 17 | 10166 | -100% |
| 2006 | 9918 | 0.002507511 | 11 | 9907 | -100% |
| 2007 | 9391 | 0.002349719 | 9 | 9382 | -100% |
| 2008 | 8845 | 0.002250964 | 7 | 8838 | -100% |
| 2009 | 7850 | 0.002055607 | 11 | 7839 | -100% |
| 2010 | 7574 | 0.002050114 | 12 | 7562 | -100% |
| 2011 | 6991 | 0.001912037 | 9 | 6982 | -100% |
| 2012 | 6968 | 0.001906058 | 7 | 6961 | -100% |
| 2013 | 6727 | 0.001846225 | 8 | 6719 | -100% |
| 2014 | 6663 | 0.001798776 | 8 | 6655 | -100% |
| 2015 | 6137 | 0.001659372 | 8 | 6129 | -100% |
| 2016 | 6000 | 0.001636724 | 6000 | -100% | |
| 2017 | 5558 | 0.001555661 | 5558 | -100% | |
| 2018 | 5182 | 0.001475618 | 5182 | -100% | |
| 2019 | 4852 | 0.001399957 | 6 | 4846 | -100% |
| 2020 | 4386 | 0.001315544 | 4386 | -100% | |
| 2021 | 4419 | 0.001307508 | 4419 | -100% | |
| 2022 | 4057 | 0.001206759 | 6 | 4051 | -100% |