Robbie
Pronounced R AA1 B IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1963
- 136 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Robbie?
Robbie is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1889. It has been given to 54,585 children — the 614th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1963, when 1,272 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Robby and Rabi — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 42% of children named Robbie are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Robbie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Robby
- Rabi
Nicknames
Robbie is itself a short form of Robert.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R AA1 B IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Robbie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Robbie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Robbie?
- Robbie ranks 614th among boys' names in US records, with 54,585 births since 1889. Over the past decade it accounts for 864.
- Is Robbie a unisex name?
- Yes. About 42% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Robbie most popular?
- 1963, when 1,272 children were given the name. It has been in use for 136 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Robbie spelled?
- Robby, Rabi. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.