Robbie

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A few things about Robbie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Robbie

Robbie Keane

Irish association football player and manager

Choose Robbie and your child shares a first name with Robbie Keane, an Irish association football player and manager. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Robbie, like who?” Robbie Keane's Wikipedia article is available in 64 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 24,752 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Robbie, 69 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Robbie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRobbie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Robbies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1963, when it ranked #259. Today it's #2,108, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendRobbie has slipped 112 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,108. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedRobbie is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #561. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlRobbie is given to both boys and girls: 57% of the 120 babies named Robbie in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningRobbie is an English form of Robert, which means “bright fame”.

About the name Robbie

Robbie is a gender-neutral name of English origin meaning “bright fame”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-bie”. US birth records list Robbie for boys from 1889 to 2025, in 124 of those 137 years. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked #259 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,108, with 69 babies. Of the 120 US babies named Robbie in 2025, 43% were girls and 57% were boys.

Origin:English names