Robin

Bird name, or English, diminutive of Robert

"bright fame"

Robin Origin and Meaning

The name Robin is a girl's name of English origin meaning "bright fame".

After a 60 year slide down the popularity ladder, Robin made a turnaround in 2020 and began climbing back into favor for baby girls. One reason may be its new status as one of the most evenly-divided gender neutral names.

For girls, Robin ranks in the Top 100 in the Netherlands, but for boys it's become extremely popular in France, Germany, Belgium, and Switzerland. And the trendiness of the entire group of bird names certainly helps it sound more stylish too.

Robin Rank in US Top 1000

# 793 in the US

Robin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 601 on Nameberry

Robin Popularity

• 793 US 2023
• 601 Nameberry 2024
• 101 Unisex 2023
• 824 Future 2028
• 362 England 2021
• 52 Netherlands 2020

20 Names Similar to Robin

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Robin.

• Robin
• Raven
• Lark
• Phoenix
• May
• Wren
• Penny
• Jay
• Sable
• Robyn
• Roxanne
• Rain
• Dove
• Starling
• April
• Ash
• Octavia
• Holly
• Tabitha
• Fay

Famous People Named Robin

• Robin Gayle Wright American actress
• Robin René Roberts American news anchor
• Robin Simone Givens American actress
• (Jennifer Carolyn) Robin McKinley American novelist
• Robin Jessica Tunney American actress
• Robin Chotzinoff American memoirist
• Robin Weisman American actress
• Robin Curtis American actress
• Robin Denise "Rockin' Robin" Smith American pro wrestler
• Robin Stone aka Robin S. American dance pop singer
• Robin Ophelia Quivers American radio personality
• Robin Moulder bassist for American band Jack Off Jill
• Robin Vitetta Miller, American TV chef
• Robin Hobb pen name of American novelist Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden
• Robin Coleman American actress
• Robin Antin American dancer and founder of group The Pussycat Dolls
• Robin Chase American entrepreneur and founder of Zipcar
• Pauline Robinson "Robin" Bush eldest daughter of President George H W Bush

Robin in Pop Culture

• Robin Sena main character in anime "Witch Hunter Robin"
• Robin Newman character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
• Robin Sylvester Sue Sylvester's daughter on TV's "Glee"
• Robin De Noir a character in the book 'Little white horse' & in the movie 'The secret of moonacre'
• Robin Charles Scherbatsky Jr. aka Robin Sparkles character on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
• Robin Scorpio Drake, character on American soap "General Hospital"
• Nico Robin character in anime/manga "One Piece"
• Red Robin restaurant chain
• Robin player character of Fire Emblem: Awakening; can be a boy or a girl.
• Robin character in the Netflix show 'Stranger Things'
• Officer Robin Pastor Jeff's Girlfriend in the TV series "Young Sheldon"