Boys name
Robert
Robert is a boys' name given to 4,763,613 boys in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1947 with 91,655 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among boys names in New York in 1931.
Which states favor Robert
Robert by state
Top states by all-time births named Robert. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 441,116 | #86 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 353,383 | #75 (2025) |
| 3 | California | 353,351 | #113 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 279,412 | #87 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 277,790 | #99 (2025) |
| 6 | Texas | 224,847 | #109 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 216,253 | #101 (2025) |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 172,687 | #55 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 172,391 | #74 (2025) |
| 10 | Indiana | 129,104 | #90 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 116,448 | #90 (2025) |
| 12 | Florida | 115,931 | #101 (2025) |
| 13 | Missouri | 111,945 | #82 (2025) |
| 14 | Georgia | 110,568 | #68 (2025) |
| 15 | Virginia | 105,359 | #69 (2025) |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 104,997 | #111 (2025) |
| 17 | Tennessee | 94,286 | #82 (2025) |
| 18 | Alabama | 82,462 | #43 (2025) |
| 19 | Minnesota | 82,194 | #111 (2025) |
| 20 | Kentucky | 80,927 | #103 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).