Rob Name Popularity

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How popular is Rob?

Ranking 11,781st in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rob is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Rob has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 334, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 1963 and as recently as 1964.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1963 with 554 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Rob in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2015.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rob occurred roughly during the years 1915-1918, 1926-1929, 1938-1948, 1949-1963, and 1985-1988, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1967, 1971-1981, and 1992-1997.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Rob be?

The popularity trend for Rob has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Rob has dropped.

The name Rob is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Rob has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Rob (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		6	11,781
2017		10	7,985
2016		5	13,751
2015		< 5	--
2014		14	6,232
2013		7	10,488
2012		8	9,516
2011		13	6,503
2010		14	6,300
2009		12	7,139
2008		10	8,165
2007		17	5,386
2006		< 5	--
2005		13	6,143
2004		14	5,731
2003		12	6,175
2002		11	6,431
2001		14	5,341
2000		15	4,997
1999		18	4,124
1998		18	3,976
1997		14	4,630
1996		19	3,644
1995		22	3,168
1994		20	3,442
1993		25	2,855
1992		39	2,031
1991		35	2,129
1990		36	2,075
1989		43	1,788
1988		57	1,388
1987		42	1,648
1986		41	1,611
1985		30	1,959
1984		42	1,497
1983		38	1,586
1982		53	1,289
1981		38	1,594
1980		58	1,211
1979		56	1,236
1978		78	982
1977		79	970
1976		70	997
1975		104	817
1974		115	757
1973		127	716
1972		199	568
1971		274	485
1970		333	450
1969		405	394
1968		334	421
1967		273	456
1966		327	422
1965		437	370
1964		547	334
1963		554	334
1962		487	361
1961		442	377
1960		354	428
1959		342	432
1958		316	439
1957		252	492
1956		171	582
1955		129	651
1954		113	680
1953		84	777
1952		58	936
1951		41	1,133
1950		45	1,060
1949		39	1,141
1948		48	1,021
1947		35	1,249
1946		30	1,293
1945		31	1,200
1944		25	1,359
1943		21	1,570
1942		10	2,498
1941		17	1,742
1940		13	2,064
1939		13	2,033
1938		13	2,073
1937		13	2,073
1936		11	2,272
1935		14	2,009
1934		13	2,099
1933		10	2,511
1932		17	1,835
1931		14	2,084
1930		17	1,878
1929		19	1,779
1928		15	2,137
1927		15	2,180
1926		11	2,701
1925		22	1,666
1924		14	2,326
1923		17	2,009
1922		20	1,814
1921		15	2,245
1920		17	2,035
1919		12	2,483
1918		18	1,893
1917		11	2,536
1916		13	2,241
1915		8	3,018
1914		11	2,081
1913		7	2,456
1912		14	1,337
1911		< 5	--
1910		< 5	--
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		6	1,060
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		6	977
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		6	920
1884		5	1,094
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.