Male name
Robert
27,772 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 33.
Origin
From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz (literally “shining glory”). Displaced native Old English Hrōþberht from the same source, which would yield English Rothbert. Doublet of Rupert.From Wiktionary, entry “Robert”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 2,644 births. 27,772 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 30th among boys' names in 1996. It is still given: 1,765 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1947: 91,892 births. 4,869,849 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1920s to the 1970s. At its peak, it ranked 1st among boys' names in 1924. It is still given: 19,940 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1980: 670 births. 20,417 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 12th among boys' names in 1978. It is still given: 341 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 419,300 | 1900–2025 | 6th in 1926 |
| Switzerland | 16,255* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 5,776 | 1984–2025 | 21st in 1985 |
| Quebec | 2,204 | 1980–2025 | 59th in 1980 |
| Berlin | 648 | 2012–2023 | 60th in 2012 |
| Argentina | 309 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Belgium | 54 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
9 + 6 + 2 + 5 + 9 + 2 = 33
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
6 + 5 = 11
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
22
the large-scale builder (master number)
9 + 2 + 9 + 2 = 22
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 3, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 2 · cooperation, sensitivity, connection
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.