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How popular is the name Rob?
Births per year, rank history and how many Robs are alive today.
Rob (male) is a shortened form of the name Robert (and sometimes of Rupert). Rob itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2016; most Robs are registered as Robert, which ranked 164th in 2025 with 310 babies.
Most people called Rob are registered as Robert, and share that name's profile: the Robert you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Roberts born in England and Wales are between 47 and 74, and there are at least 490,000 of them alive today. Only some Roberts go by Rob.
How many babies are named Rob or Robert each year?
Combined registrations of Robert, Rob. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Robert rank as a registered name?
Where does Rob rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Rob short for Robert?
Yes - Rob is a shortened form of Robert. It is also used for Rupert. Robs are usually registered as Robert at birth.
When was the name Rob most popular?
The full name Robert peaked in 1944, when around 14,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Rob itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 7 babies.
How many people are called Rob?
There's no official count of people who go by Rob, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 490,000 people registered as Robert born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Rob.
How old is the typical Rob?
Most people called Rob are registered as Robert. Most living Roberts are between 47 and 74; the most common age is about 62.
Is Rob becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1944 peak.