Rob Boy
How popular is Rob?
#9,710 boy name in 2025
7 baby boys were named Rob in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
Rob popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #9,710 for boys (▲ 1223 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | New in the last 10 years |
| Earlier ranks | #12,016 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1963 (555 boys) |
| Highest rank | #334 in 1963 |
| First recorded | 1884 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rob counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rob family of names ranked #4,822 for boys in 2025 (#7,081 the year before), with 12 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rob | 7 | 58% |
| Robb | 5 | 42% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rob is most popular
Babies named Rob per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Rob by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #835 |
| 1890s | 12 | #884 |
| 1910s | 94 | #1,267 |
| 1920s | 165 | #1,628 |
| 1930s | 135 | #1,777 |
| 1940s | 269 | #1,014 |
| 1950s | 1,550 | #431 |
| 1960s | 4,159 | #334 |
| 1970s | 1,441 | #450 |
| 1980s | 444 | #1,187 |
| 1990s | 246 | #1,997 |
| 2000s | 118 | #4,779 |
| 2010s | 85 | #5,993 |
| 2020s | 46 | #7,284 |
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Questions
- Is Rob a boy or girl name?
- Rob is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rob were boys.
- How popular is the name Rob?
- 7 baby boys were named Rob in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
- When was Rob most popular?
- Rob peaked in 1963, when 555 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #334 in 1963.
- How many people are named Rob?
- 8,775 babies have been named Rob in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,920 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
- Where is Rob most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rob was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.