Robson

maleStatistical record

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

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

Robson: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #296, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#296highest recorded position
6groupings 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	#296
1997	#447
1998	#445
1999	#553
2000	#568
2001	#602
2002	#753
2003	#695
2004	#1280
2005	#1299
2006	#1280
2007	#2023
2008	#2097
2009	#1175
2010	#1082
2011	#1522
2012	#1507
2013	#1404
2014	#2079
2015	#1902
2016	#2027
2017	#1923
2018	#2445
2019	#2488
2020	#2076
2021	#3451
2023	#2813
2024	#3688

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 28 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 #296 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: #296 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Robson 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 Robson in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	209	4 of 10	52
2000sbusiest	204	10 of 10	20
2010s	134	10 of 10	13
2020s	27	4 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 20 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1996 and 1997, when recorded births fell by 40, from 84 to 44.

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

Robson 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: #296 in England and Wales in 1996.

Robson'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	#3688	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2813	7	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2076	10	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2445	8	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1923	12	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2027	11	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1902	12	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2079	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1404	17	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1507	16	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1522	15	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1082	25	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1175	21	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2097	9	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2023	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1280	16	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1299	15	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1280	14	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#695	31	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#753	25	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#602	31	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#568	33	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#553	34	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#445	47	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#447	44	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#296	84	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 28 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #296, first reached in 1996.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 84 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

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 →
26 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
84births registered in its largest year, 199650 to 99 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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Robynn · #3409, 10y

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.

Bjørge · #296, 27y
Tilla · #296, 28y
Shoaib · #297, 29y
Ireneusz · #298, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

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

Aela · #296, 23y
Annabella · #296, 29y
Indy · #296, 24y
Lailah · #296, 28y

Robson was ranked #296 in England and Wales · Boys in 1996. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Robson 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 Robson without appearing here.

Robson moved ahead of

Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3451 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #4991.
Brett Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3451 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #3523.
Grant Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #4270.
Courtney Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2023 and #2023 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #2097 and #2507.

Moved ahead of Robson

Roger Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #3523 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #2263.
Gustav Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2076 and #3334 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3451 and #2125.
Rodney Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2076 and #2682 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3451 and #2125.
Rune Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2076 and #2228 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3451 and #2125.

Moved the opposite way to Robson

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robson went from #296 to #3688 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robson went from #296 to #3688 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robson went from #296 to #3688 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robson went from #296 to #3688 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Robson

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robson went from #296 to #3688 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robson went from #296 to #3688 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robson went from #296 to #3688 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Robson went from #296 to #3688 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #296 in England and Wales in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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What the data shows

Popularity journey

Robson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Robson at a glance

Robson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Robson

Robson and the names beside it

Robson moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Robson

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