Robin
Say it: ROB-in/ˈɹɒbɪn/
Girl and boyMeans pet form of Robert; also the bird5 letters2 syllables
#196
in Ireland (2025)
#199 with spellings combined
22
babies in 2025
#162
best rank (2018)
514
babies since 1964
Up 107
10-year rank change
Robin through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #199 | 28 | #175 |
| 2024 | 22 | #200 | 25 | #193 |
| 2023 | 30 | #162 | 32 | #158 |
| 2022 | 30 | #168 | 28 | #183 |
| 2021 | 29 | #167 | 32 | #169 |
| 2020 | 27 | #172 | 20 | #237 |
| 2019 | 23 | #215 | 28 | #190 |
| 2018 | 33 | #162 | 29 | #195 |
| 2017 | 25 | #205 | 12 | #336 |
| 2016 | 20 | #236 | 23 | #229 |
| 2015 | 16 | #306 | 16 | #280 |
| 2014 | 19 | #264 | 20 | #255 |
| 2013 | 14 | #340 | 20 | #257 |
| 2012 | 16 | #318 | 14 | #310 |
| 2011 | 13 | #361 | 8 | #435 |
| 2010 | 12 | #396 | 10 | #373 |
| 2009 | 6 | #583 | 12 | #322 |
| 2008 | 15 | #323 | 8 | #412 |
| 2007 | 9 | #433 | 7 | #404 |
| 2006 | 11 | #346 | 5 | #423 |
| 2005 | 7 | #424 | 9 | #283 |
| 2004 | 9 | #340 | 10 | #263 |
| 2003 | 10 | #314 | 12 | #228 |
| 2002 | 9 | #331 | 8 | #267 |
| 2001 | 6 | #400 | 10 | #226 |
| 2000 | 9 | #303 | 6 | #274 |
| 1999 | 13 | #233 | 3 | #379 |
| 1998 | 6 | #345 | 5 | #280 |
| 1997 | - | - | 9 | #242 |
| 1996 | 6 | #393 | 13 | #196 |
| 1995 | 8 | #327 | 15 | #178 |
| 1994 | - | - | 8 | #225 |
| 1993 | 3 | #516 | 12 | #195 |
| 1992 | 6 | #391 | 14 | #185 |
| 1991 | 5 | #423 | 22 | #151 |
| 1990 | - | - | 23 | #152 |
| 1989 | - | - | 16 | #165 |
| 1988 | - | - | 6 | #235 |
| 1987 | - | - | 15 | #172 |
| 1986 | - | - | 11 | #192 |
| 1985 | - | - | 22 | #151 |
| 1984 | - | - | 9 | #205 |
| 1983 | - | - | 13 | #186 |
| 1982 | - | - | 13 | #179 |
| 1981 | - | - | 18 | #169 |
| 1980 | - | - | 17 | #174 |
| 1979 | - | - | 6 | #257 |
| 1978 | - | - | 12 | #188 |
| 1977 | - | - | 20 | #153 |
| 1976 | - | - | 18 | #167 |
| 1975 | 14 | #252 | - | - |
| 1974 | - | - | 14 | #185 |
| 1973 | - | - | 6 | #254 |
| 1972 | - | - | 8 | #219 |
| 1971 | - | - | 11 | #193 |
| 1970 | - | - | 7 | #219 |
| 1969 | - | - | 6 | #230 |
| 1968 | - | - | 4 | #243 |
| 1966 | - | - | 4 | #229 |
| 1965 | 4 | #325 | - | - |
| 1964 | 7 | #257 | - | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Robin mean?
Pet form of Robert; also the bird
French, a pet form of Robert, later also linked with the bird.
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ROBin
The story of Robin
Robin began in medieval France as a pet form of Robert, made with the small ending -in. It came into English in the Middle Ages, and the outlaw Robin Hood of the old ballads made it famous. It is still a common surname in France.
The garden bird took its English name from the same pet name. As a girls’ name Robin is linked with the bird as well, and Robyn, a spelling used mostly for girls, is counted separately by the CSO.
Irish boys and girls have both been named Robin since the 1960s, in small but steady numbers. In 2025, 28 boys and 22 girls got the name. For girls its best year was 2018, when 33 were registered and it reached a combined rank of number 162. For boys its best rank was number 151 in 1985.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Robin (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Robin (name)
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
At a glance
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Nicknames
RobRobbie
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Robin | 22 | 514 |
In Northern Ireland
#290 in 2025 with 5 babies. Best rank #290 (2025); 28 babies since 2012.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Robin is also given to boys: 812 since 1966, 28 in 2025.