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How popular is the name Roben?

Births per year, rank history and how many Robens are alive today.

Roben (male), a spelling of Robin, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2020 (ranked 4608th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2009, when 3 babies were given the name, the 4527th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Robin you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Robins born in England and Wales are between 44 and 70, and there are at least 48,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 15% chance that at least one of them will be called Robin.

How many babies are named Roben each year?

Includes all spellings: Roben, Robin. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

05001k2k194019601980200020201934: ~431 estimated (305-558)1944: ~928 estimated (733-1,124)1954: ~1,001 estimated (788-1,215)1964: ~1,252 estimated (989-1,514)1974: ~877 estimated (626-1,129)1984: ~556 estimated (424-688)1996: 1611997: 1511998: 1271999: 962000: 1122001: 982002: 1072003: 1142004: 1002005: 1122006: 1272007: 1272008: 1122009: 1092010: 1142011: 1482012: 1972013: 1992014: 2392015: 2502016: 2862017: 2512018: 3032019: 4002020: 3842021: 4432022: 4642023: 4322024: 4372025: 485estimatedactual

Where does the Roben spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020202009: ranked 4,5272020: ranked 4,608

Where does the Robin spelling rank?

110100500194019601980200020201934: ranked 821944: ranked 571954: ranked 591964: ranked 691974: ranked 751984: ranked 991996: ranked 1981997: ranked 2131998: ranked 2371999: ranked 2832000: ranked 2542001: ranked 2792002: ranked 2642003: ranked 2662004: ranked 2982005: ranked 2882006: ranked 2822007: ranked 3002008: ranked 3442009: ranked 3662010: ranked 3612011: ranked 2982012: ranked 2492013: ranked 2532014: ranked 2322015: ranked 2282016: ranked 1982017: ranked 2092018: ranked 1752019: ranked 1432020: ranked 1462021: ranked 1302022: ranked 1202023: ranked 1242024: ranked 1252025: ranked 109

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.

Chart: babies named Roben per year in England and Wales, 1934 to 2025, peaking at about 1,252 in 1964
Roben: births per year in England and Wales, 1934-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Roben most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Robin, peaked in 1964, when around 1,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Roben spelling itself peaked in 2009, with 3 babies.

How many people are called Roben?

At least 48,000 people named Roben in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Roben?

Most living Robens are between 44 and 70; the most common age is about 62.

Is Roben becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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