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How popular is the name Robbie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Robbies are alive today.
Robbie (male) is a shortened form of the name Robert. Although Robbie itself was given to 69 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 563rd as a registered name), most Robbies are registered as Robert, which ranked 164th in 2025 with 310 babies.
Most people called Robbie 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 Robbie.
How many babies are named Robbie or Robert each year?
Combined registrations of Robert, Robbie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Robert rank as a registered name?
Where does Robbie 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 Robbie short for Robert?
Yes - Robbie is a shortened form of Robert. Robbies are usually registered as Robert at birth.
When was the name Robbie most popular?
The full name Robert peaked in 1944, when around 14,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Robbie itself peaked as a registered name in 2001, with 386 babies.
How many people are called Robbie?
There's no official count of people who go by Robbie, 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 Robbie.
How old is the typical Robbie?
Most people called Robbie are registered as Robert. Most living Roberts are between 47 and 74; the most common age is about 62.
Is Robbie becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1944 peak.