Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Rob

#1,270 most common boys' name of all time · #3,045 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1884–2025

Rank among boys
#1,270
Rank overall
#3,045 of 105,966
First appeared
1884
Years on the list
116 of 146
All-time
8,775
Since 2016
75
Peak year
1963 #334
Best rank
#334 1963
Girls Boys peak 555/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Rob first appears in 1884. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 7 7 #9,743
2024 — 6 6 #10,971
2023 — 11 11 #7,307
2022 — 8 8 #9,021
2021 — 9 9 #8,193
2020 — 5 5 #12,072
2019 — 8 8 #8,923
2018 — 6 6 #10,789
2017 — 10 10 #7,574
2016 — 5 5 #12,238
2014 — 14 14 #6,010
2013 — 7 7 #9,694
2012 — 8 8 #8,894
2011 — 13 13 #6,271
2010 — 14 14 #6,049
2009 — 12 12 #6,826
2008 — 10 10 #7,722
2007 — 17 17 #5,221
2005 — 13 13 #5,894
2004 — 14 14 #5,512
2003 — 12 12 #5,893
2002 — 11 11 #6,110
2001 — 14 14 #5,158
2000 — 15 15 #4,803
1999 — 18 18 #4,002
1998 — 18 18 #3,865
1997 — 14 14 #4,469
1996 — 19 19 #3,560
1995 — 22 22 #3,110
1994 — 20 20 #3,346
1993 — 25 25 #2,796
1992 — 39 39 #2,009
1991 — 35 35 #2,105
1990 — 36 36 #2,054
1989 — 44 44 #1,739
1988 — 57 57 #1,379
1987 — 42 42 #1,639
1986 — 41 41 #1,594
1985 — 30 30 #1,924
1984 — 42 42 #1,485
1983 — 38 38 #1,566
1982 — 53 53 #1,281
1981 — 38 38 #1,583
1980 — 59 59 #1,192
1979 — 56 56 #1,227
1978 — 78 78 #978
1977 — 80 80 #955
1976 — 70 70 #996
1975 — 104 104 #815
1974 — 116 116 #754
1973 — 127 127 #715
1972 — 201 201 #565
1971 — 275 275 #485
1970 — 334 334 #450
1969 — 403 403 #394
1968 — 334 334 #420
1967 — 275 275 #454
1966 — 327 327 #421
1965 — 437 437 #370
1964 — 546 546 #336
1963 — 555 555 #334
1962 — 487 487 #361
1961 — 442 442 #377
1960 — 353 353 #427
1959 — 342 342 #432
1958 — 316 316 #442
1957 — 252 252 #491
1956 — 171 171 #582
1955 — 129 129 #650
1954 — 113 113 #679
1953 — 83 83 #783
1952 — 58 58 #936
1951 — 41 41 #1,133
1950 — 45 45 #1,059
1949 — 39 39 #1,134
1948 — 48 48 #1,020
1947 — 35 35 #1,240
1946 — 30 30 #1,287
1945 — 31 31 #1,191
1944 — 25 25 #1,346
1943 — 21 21 #1,544
1942 — 10 10 #2,426
1941 — 17 17 #1,714
1940 — 13 13 #2,018
1939 — 13 13 #1,986
1938 — 13 13 #2,004
1937 — 13 13 #2,021
1936 — 11 11 #2,216
1935 — 14 14 #1,960
1934 — 13 13 #2,045
1933 — 10 10 #2,406
1932 — 17 17 #1,806
1931 — 14 14 #2,032
1930 — 17 17 #1,837
1929 — 19 19 #1,752
1928 — 15 15 #2,086
1927 — 15 15 #2,142
1926 — 11 11 #2,607
1925 — 22 22 #1,649
1924 — 14 14 #2,262
1923 — 17 17 #1,965
1922 — 20 20 #1,789
1921 — 15 15 #2,173
1920 — 17 17 #2,000
1919 — 12 12 #2,409
1918 — 18 18 #1,853
1917 — 11 11 #2,458
1916 — 13 13 #2,178
1915 — 8 8 #2,867
1914 — 11 11 #2,012
1913 — 7 7 #2,330
1912 — 14 14 #1,303
1895 — 6 6 #1,047
1890 — 6 6 #975
1885 — 6 6 #913
1884 — 5 5 #1,118