Robyn

“Variant of Robin — Bright fame” — Germanic origin

Girl's name · #1441 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Robyn — on the books since 1921, #1441 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 63,000 girls share it. Together with its spelling variant Robin (#704), Robyn would rank around #549 with about 550 births last year — the newborns split about 73/27 between Robin and Robyn.

Around the world: #19 in Ireland (2025) · #44 in Scotland (2025) · #61 in N. Ireland (2025) · #76 in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Robyns

Robyn — Swedish singer (born 1979)
Robyn Lively — American actress (born 1972)
Robyn Gayle — Canadian soccer player
Robyn Maher — Australian basketball player
Robyn Grey-Gardner — Australian rower

In stories & tradition

Robyn O'Neil — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

What Robyns become

Among 340 notable people named Robyn:

Sports figures appear 1.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Robyn Gayle, Canadian soccer player.

Similar names: Robin · Bobbi · Rosanna · Cori · Eileen · Rosalind

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