Boy · Germanic, through Old French
Robin
Say it: ROB-in
Meaning
A medieval French pet form of Robert.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A pet form of Robert used in its own right.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 335,563 babies given this name since 1881
- At its height in 1961, about 1 in 129 girls
- 546 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Robyn
| French | Robin |
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Famous bearers
- Robin Hood, legendary outlaw
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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