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How popular is the name Robert?
Births per year, rank history and how many Roberts are alive today.
Robert (male) sits just outside the top 100 boys' names in England and Wales, ranked 164th in 2025 with 310 babies given the name. The name peaked in 1944, when around 14,000 babies were given the name, the 5th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 1964, with around 12,600 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 1944; the 2025 figure is roughly 2% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 880,000 babies have been named Robert in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Robert include Bobby and Robbie.
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. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 80% chance that at least one of them will be called Robert.
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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
When was the name Robert most popular?
Robert peaked in 1944, when around 14,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Robert?
At least 490,000 people named Robert born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Robert?
Most living Roberts are between 47 and 74; the most common age is about 62.
Is Robert becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1944 peak.