Robine
A feminine diminutive form of the French name Robin, meaning "bright fame."
Name Census estimates that about 31 living Americans carry the first name Robine. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Robine today is around 60 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Robine births was 1963 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Robine. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Robine. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
31
~ 1 in 11,056,592 Americans
Peak year
1963
8 babies that year
Average age
60
years old
1972 SSA rank
#7,097
Tracked since 1955
Census
Robine in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 151 people with the first name Robine, which placed it at #45,179 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
#45,179
National first-name rank
People counted
151
151 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
49.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Robine
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Robine is White at 49.0%. The next largest groups are Black (31.1%) and Hispanic (7.3%). 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 Robine 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 Robine at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White49.0% · 74
- Black or African American31.1% · 47
- Hispanic or Latino7.3% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.0% · 9
- Two or more races5.3% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 2
Popularity
Robine: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Robine from the 1950s through to the 1970s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 20 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Robine remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Robine 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 Robine during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Robine
The name Robine has its roots in the Old French language and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to be a feminine form of the masculine name Robert, which itself is derived from the Germanic words "hrōd" (meaning "fame" or "renown") and "berht" (meaning "bright" or "illustrious").
In medieval times, the name Robine was particularly popular in France and parts of northern Europe. It may have been used as a diminutive or pet form of the name Robertine, which was also derived from Robert. Variations in spelling included Robyne, Robina, and Robinette.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Robine can be found in the French epic poem "La Chanson de Roland" from the 11th century. In this work, a character named Robine is mentioned as the wife of a knight named Guibert.
In the 13th century, a French noblewoman named Robine de Boulogne was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of various religious orders. She lived from approximately 1210 to 1285.
During the Renaissance period, a French poet and playwright named Robine Lefevre gained recognition for her works, including a collection of love poems published in 1555. She lived from around 1520 to 1580.
In the 17th century, a Dutch botanist named Robine Vryhouven (1609-1672) made significant contributions to the study of plant life and is credited with introducing several new species to Europe.
Later, in the 19th century, a French artist named Robine Lacaux (1823-1892) became known for her portraits and landscape paintings, which were exhibited in various salons and exhibitions throughout Europe.
While the name Robine has largely fallen out of common usage in recent times, it still holds a place in history as a name with roots in medieval France and a connection to various notable individuals throughout the centuries.
People
Robine + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Robine 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
Robine: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Robine?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 31 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Robine 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 11,056,592 US residents.
Is Robine a common name?
We classify Robine as "Very Rare". It ranks above 47% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 37 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Robine most popular?
The single biggest year for Robine was 1963, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Robine is about 60 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Robine in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 151 people with the name Robine, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #45,179 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 Robine 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 Robine?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Robine leans strongly female. 141 people counted with this name were female (94.6%), compared with 8 male bearers (5.4%). 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 Robine?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Robine is White at 49.0%. The next largest groups are Black (31.1%) and Hispanic (7.3%). 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 Robine most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Robine in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.0% (74 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 Robine in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Robine a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Robine 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 Robine still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Robine 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 Robine 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 common is the name Robine?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Robine at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.