Robert

“Bright fame” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #92 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Robert has held steady since 1880, standing at #92 in 2025. It has spent 17 years as America's #1 name. Robert's short forms are Bobby, Rob, Robbie, Rocky, and Robby. Earlier generations knew Bob — the standard of the 1940s. A popular twin pairing with Robert is Sophia for a girl.

Around the world: #71 in Hungary (2025) · #84 in Poland (2025) · #87 in Scotland (2025) · #91 in Czechia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Roberts

Robert Louis Stevenson — Scottish novelist and poet (1850-1894)
Robert Mugabe — 2nd President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
Robert De Niro — American actor, director and producer (born 1943)
Robert Schumann — German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)
Robert Oppenheimer — American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)

In stories & tradition

Robert Langdon — Angels & Demons · The Da Vinci Code
Robert (Rocky Balboa) — Rocky
Robert (Sideshow Bob) — The Simpsons · Simpsons Comics

What Roberts become

Among 37,600 notable people named Robert:

Military figures appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement (1857-1941).

Similar names: Roberto · Edward · Roland · Richard · Albert · Charles

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