Roby Boy
How popular is Roby?
#9,710 boy name in 2025
7 baby boys were named Roby in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
1,405living people named Roby (est.)
56median age of people named Roby
2,599babies named Roby since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Roby popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,710 for boys |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #12,080 in 2015, #12,016 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1964 (50 boys) |
| Highest rank | #778 in 1901 |
| 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 |
Roby counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Robbie family of names ranked #1,461 for boys in 2025 (#1,652 the year before), with 98 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Roby by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #845 |
| 1890s | 40 | #803 |
| 1900s | 40 | #778 |
| 1910s | 222 | #1,012 |
| 1920s | 267 | #1,300 |
| 1930s | 242 | #1,092 |
| 1940s | 289 | #1,107 |
| 1950s | 260 | #1,297 |
| 1960s | 358 | #1,070 |
| 1970s | 245 | #1,461 |
| 1980s | 143 | #2,432 |
| 1990s | 137 | #2,946 |
| 2000s | 122 | #4,198 |
| 2010s | 61 | #6,573 |
| 2020s | 37 | #7,733 |
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Questions
- Is Roby a boy or girl name?
- Roby is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Roby were boys.
- How popular is the name Roby?
- 7 baby boys were named Roby in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
- When was Roby most popular?
- Roby peaked in 1964, when 50 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #778 in 1901.
- How many people are named Roby?
- 2,599 babies have been named Roby in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,405 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
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.