Robbi
A feminine diminutive form of the name Robert, meaning "bright fame".
Name Census estimates that about 1,646 living Americans carry the first name Robbi. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 83.5% of registrations being female. The average person named Robbi today is around 50 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Robbi births was 1958 (70 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Robbi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Robbi with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 208,235 Americans
Peak year
1958
70 babies that year
Average age
50
years old
1984 SSA rank
#7,096
Tracked since 1948
Census
Robbi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,680 people with the first name Robbi, which placed it at #8,602 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,602
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,680 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Robbi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Robbi is White at 78.8%. The next largest groups are Black (10.4%) and Hispanic (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Robbi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Robbi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.8% · 1,324
- Black or African American10.4% · 175
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 71
- Two or more races3.5% · 58
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 29
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 23
Gender
Gender distribution for Robbi
Robbi leans heavily female at 83.5% of total registrations, but 313 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Robbi as a male name
- Ranked #7,096 in 1984
- 5 male births in 1984
- Peak: 1963 (22 births)
Robbi as a female name
- Ranked #13,145 in 2024
- 7 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1958 (60 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Robbi leans strongly female. 1,377 people counted with this name were female (82.0%), compared with 303 male bearers (18.0%).
Popularity
Robbi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Robbi from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 515 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Robbi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Robbi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Robbis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Robbi, while Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 42 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Robbi
The given name Robbi is a diminutive form of the German name Robert, which itself is derived from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning "fame" and "berht" meaning "bright." The name originated in the early Middle Ages, around the 8th century AD, and was initially used among the Frankish nobility of what is now modern-day France and Germany.
Robbi's predecessor, Robert, gained widespread popularity across Europe due to its association with several prominent historical figures. One of the earliest known bearers was Robert I, Duke of Normandy (c. 1000-1035), who played a pivotal role in the Norman conquest of England in 1066. Another notable figure was Robert Guiscard (c. 1015-1085), a Norman adventurer who conquered much of southern Italy and Sicily.
The name Robbi itself began appearing in written records by the 13th century, primarily in German-speaking regions. One of the earliest recorded instances was Robbi von Ravensburg, a German knight who fought in the Crusades during the late 12th century.
Throughout the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the name Robbi. These include Robbi Schwendinger (1559-1621), a Swiss Protestant reformer and theologian; Robbi Ritter (1681-1759), a German composer and Kapellmeister; and Robbi Kempff (1819-1891), a German painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes.
In the 20th century, Robbi Rossellini (1906-1977) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, best known for his neorealist films like "Rome, Open City" (1945) and "Paisan" (1946). Another notable figure was Robbi Lohse (1900-1987), a Swiss graphic designer and typographer who played a significant role in the development of the International Typographic Style.
While the name Robbi has been more commonly used in German-speaking regions, it has also been adopted in other cultures and languages, though often with slight variations in spelling or pronunciation.
People
Robbi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Robbi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Robbi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Robbi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,646 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Robbi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 208,235 US residents.
Is Robbi a common name?
We classify Robbi as "Rare". It ranks above 92.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,899 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Robbi most popular?
The single biggest year for Robbi was 1958, when 70 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Robbi is about 50 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Robbi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,680 people with the name Robbi, or 0.56 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,602 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Robbi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Robbi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Robbi leans strongly female. 1,377 people counted with this name were female (82.0%), compared with 303 male bearers (18.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Robbi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Robbi is White at 78.8%. The next largest groups are Black (10.4%) and Hispanic (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Robbi most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Robbi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.8% (1,324 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Robbi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Robbi a female name?
Yes, 83.5% of people registered as Robbi in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Robbi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Robbi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Robbi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Robbi?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.