Robby

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Robby: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Robby: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,850 in 1999, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1850highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2357
1997	#2022
1998	#2419
1999	#1850
2000	#3036
2003	#1962
2004	#3009
2005	#3849
2006	#2538
2007	#2211
2008	#3158
2009	#3744
2010	#4678
2012	#3987
2013	#2403
2014	#2964
2015	#3004
2017	#4812
2021	#3451
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 20 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1850 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Robby by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Robby in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	19	4 of 10	5
2000sbusiest	40	8 of 10	5
2010s	30	6 of 10	5
2020s	8	2 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Robby appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1850 in England and Wales in 1999.

Robby's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3004	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2403	8	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1962	7	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2419	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2022	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2357	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,850, first reached in 1999.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in England and Wales in 2007.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
8 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 2007Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Robbie · #86, 32y
Robel · #293, 34y
Robert · #3, 81y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ahron · #1850, 22y
Cosimo · #1850, 18y
Nikos · #1850, 18y
Nishan · #1850, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Ahron · #1850, 22y
Cosimo · #1850, 18y
Dardan · #1850, 11y
Gurdit · #1850, 13y

Robby and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Robby without appearing here.

Robby moved ahead of

Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3744 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2403 and #4685.
Kristoffer Compare
In 2006 they stood at #3849 and #3208 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #2211 and #4333.
Garry Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2403 and #2216 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2964 and #4632.
Ada Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4678 and #3865 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #3987 and #4805.

Moved ahead of Robby

Daithi Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3451 and #3990 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Harald Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3451 and #4789 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Kasper Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1962 and #2857 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #3009 and #1347.
Madison Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2964 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3688.

Moved the opposite way to Robby

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robby went from #2357 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robby went from #2357 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robby went from #2357 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robby went from #2357 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Robby

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robby went from #2357 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robby went from #2357 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robby went from #2357 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robby went from #2357 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1850 in England and Wales in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Robby

Robby at a glance

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Popularity journey

Robby by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Robby at a glance

Robby by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Robby and the names beside it

Robby moved ahead of

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