Boy name Old German origin Christian tradition

Robert

ROB-ert · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Bright fame
Language
Old German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#90
2024 births3,785
Peak year1947
First appeared1880
Total US births4,845,891
1947 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
RobBobBobbyRobbie
Alternate spellings
RupertRoberto
In other languages
Roberto (Italian/Spanish)Robert (French)Robrecht (Dutch)Ruprecht (German)

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