Fatima vs Robyn
Fatima and Robyncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Fatima was ranked #196 and Robyn #19 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Fatima was ranked #184 and Robyn #48 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Fatima was ranked #227 and Robyn #67 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Fatima was ranked #76 and Robyn #78 among girls in England and Wales.
Fatima and Robyn over time
Fatima and Robyn appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Robyn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fatima in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Robyn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fatima in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Fatima and Robyn averaged 52.1 places apart, ending at #76 and #78.
- Longest-running competitions
Fatima and Robyn were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1991 to 2025, ending at #196 and #19.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Fatima #76 in 2024, Robyn #64 in 2023.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1991–2025
Fatima held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Robyn in 33.
Highest recorded here: Fatima #196 in 2025, Robyn #19 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fatima #196, Robyn #19.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Fatima held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Robyn in 19.
Highest recorded here: Fatima #76 in 2024, Robyn #64 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fatima #76, Robyn #78.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Fatima | Robyn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A feminine variant of Robin, itself a diminutive of Robert. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, feminine diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɹɑb.ɪn/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #19 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Robyn has a recorded origin (Germanic, feminine diminutive form); Fatima does not have one recorded yet.
- Fatima has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Robyn.
- A meaning is recorded for Robyn; Fatima doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Fatima
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #255 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #317 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Robyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #7 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1974
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1974).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls