Robert as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Robert

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The baby name Robert is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrɒbərt/ (UK), /ˈrɑːbərt/ (US).

Robert is Germanic in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Germanic

Pronunciation: /ˈrɒbərt/ (UK), /ˈrɑːbərt/ (US)

What is the meaning of the name Robert ?

The baby name Robert is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrɒbərt/ (UK), /ˈrɑːbərt/ (US).

Robert is Germanic in Origin.

Robert descends from the ancient Germanic Hrodebert, built from hrod “fame, renown” and berht “bright,” giving the meaning “bright fame.” Adopted into Old French as Robert and carried to England by the Normans, it spread widely across medieval Europe and remained durable in many languages: French Robert, Italian/Spanish/Portuguese Roberto, German Rupert and Ruprecht, Dutch Robrecht/Robbert, Hungarian and Slovak Róbert, Irish Roibeárd, Scottish Gaelic Raibeart, and Russian Роберт.

In English, Robert has been steady since the Middle Ages and soared in the 19th–20th centuries, ranking among the top boys’ names in the mid‑1900s in the United States and Britain. Notable bearers include Robert the Bruce, the poet Robert Burns, and writers Robert Browning, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Robert Frost. Common short forms are Rob, Bob, Bobby, Robbie, and Robin; medieval byforms such as Hob and Dob survive in surnames. Feminine counterparts include Roberta and Robyn/Robin.

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Roberts Blossom

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Naked Cowboy

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Robert	Talmadge Keaton				Buster Keaton	film director	★★★★★
Robert	Irwin	Terri Irwin	television presenter	★★★★★	Steve Irwin	television presenter	★★★★★
Robert	Reed Altman				Robert Altman	film director	★★★★★
Robert	Walker Jr.	Jennifer Jones	model	★★★★★
Robert	Belushi				Jim Belushi	television actor	★★★★★
Robert	von Schirach				Baldur von Schirach	film director	★★★★★
Robert	Levitt Jr.	Ethel Merman	television actor	★★★★★
Robert	Schwartzman	Talia Shire	television actor	★★★★★	Jack Schwartzman	film producer	★★★★★
Robert	Stephen Ross				Bob Ross	television presenter	★★★★★
Robert	Carradine				John Carradine	television actor	★★★★★
Robert	F. Kennedy				Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.	film producer	★★★★★

Robert – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Germany	Boys	2025	#1	—	423
FJ		0	#6	1	374
BF		0	#9	2	188
SI	Boys	0	#10	576	3,402
HT		0	#11	2	399
BI		0	#12	1	425
FJ	Boys	0	#14	4	603
PL	Boys	0	#15	19,411	6,459
BW		0	#16	4	960
PH	Boys	0	#17	975	11,440
MT	Boys	0	#18	349	4,064
Austria	Boys	0	#19	5,822	2,180
BF	Boys	0	#19	8	439
HR	Boys	0	#20	2,738	3,997
JM		0	#20	72	3,714
HT	Girls	0	#21	3	950
JM	Boys	0	#22	856	6,876
NA		0	#22	12	2,537
NL	Boys	0	#22	13,640	5,873
HT	Boys	0	#23	12	903
MT		0	#24	20	1,767
NL		0	#24	816	2,481
ID		0	#27	13	2,238
KR	Boys	0	#27	1	897
SI		0	#28	63	1,612
EE	Boys	0	#29	140	2,087
BN		0	#30	3	2,297
EE		0	#31	7	1,051
PH		0	#33	64	5,607
CM		0	#34	22	2,592
Austria		0	#35	348	850
Germany	Boys	0	#35	15,918	5,697
DJ	Boys	0	#35	2	657
MV	Girls	0	#35	1	2,021
CZ	Boys	0	#36	3,130	6,530
TM	Boys	0	#36	1	614
Iceland	Boys	0	#37	39	131
PR		0	#38	18	1,497
BI	Boys	0	#40	5	917
GH	Boys	0	#40	1,515	8,138
PL		0	#41	732	2,600
AL		0	#43	33	2,372
GE		0	#43	2	997
NL	Boys	2014	#44	36	79
HU	Boys	0	#44	514	3,954
LU		0	#44	23	2,830
MO		0	#44	9	2,706
Germany		0	#46	1,062	2,542
HN	Boys	0	#47	6	749
NA	Boys	0	#48	283	6,830
HR		0	#49	237	2,081
ZA		0	#52	589	14,421
ZA	Boys	0	#52	8,620	25,619
Austria	Boys	1998	#53	114	60
CY		0	#54	7	1,632
ID	Boys	0	#54	85	4,130
CM	Boys	0	#55	2,043	12,054
BW	Boys	0	#56	108	4,685
AL	Boys	0	#59	472	5,122
CN		0	#59	27	3,857
JP		0	#59	19	4,057
GE	Boys	0	#60	55	2,055
QA		0	#61	40	7,011
HU		0	#63	57	1,675
PR	Boys	0	#64	155	2,508
MV	Boys	0	#65	13	3,375
GH		0	#68	256	5,396
TW	Boys	0	#68	286	7,111
New Zealand	Boys	2010	#69	59	99
IN		0	#70	2	2,963
RS	Boys	0	#70	122	2,277
AO		0	#72	6	2,729
CY	Boys	0	#72	63	3,473
TW		0	#73	28	4,523
BN	Boys	0	#74	60	6,332
LU	Boys	0	#74	206	4,970
RS		0	#74	11	923
AZ	Girls	0	#75	1	1,051
CZ		0	#75	221	3,154
LT	Boys	0	#75	112	2,166
AF		0	#76	1	1,883
BG		0	#77	6	1,799
MD	Boys	0	#77	5	756
OM		0	#77	40	6,215
LT		0	#83	6	949
IR	Boys	0	#86	3,125	10,162
CN	Boys	0	#88	367	9,639
KW		0	#88	29	5,216
United States	Boys	2024	#89	3,785	7,044
IR		0	#90	213	4,221
KZ		0	#91	4	1,452
PE	Boys	0	#92	6,878	14,506
AE		0	#93	85	10,220
CR		0	#93	66	5,526
AF	Girls	0	#94	1	2,402
UY	Boys	0	#94	1,773	5,922
PA		0	#95	36	3,797
EC		0	#99	17	2,502
ID	Girls	0	#100	3	3,319
SD		0	#100	3	2,130
DK	Boys	0	#104	435	7,401
CR	Boys	0	#107	1,108	10,188
GR	Boys	0	#118	177	6,912
RU	Boys	0	#118	1,136	12,621
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#120	18	1,769
GR		0	#120	15	3,911
EC	Boys	0	#124	165	3,322
MU		0	#124	13	3,613
Norway	Boys	2025	#126	9	444
MO	Boys	0	#128	100	5,842
AZ	Boys	0	#129	3	1,400
Finland	Boys	0	#129	708	2,041
IQ		0	#130	4	3,533
MY	Boys	0	#130	3,002	25,439
UY		0	#131	47	2,477
SG	Boys	0	#133	1,195	17,960
JO		0	#137	4	2,158
BO	Boys	0	#142	1,439	9,244
EE	Girls	0	#142	1	1,888
DK		0	#143	64	5,198
Spain	Boys	0	#143	4,112	5,610
SA		0	#143	162	10,560
PA	Boys	0	#144	669	9,305
PE		0	#148	188	6,350
CO	Boys	0	#149	5,436	15,656
MT	Girls	0	#149	5	3,773
Finland	Boys	2026	#157	3,032	3,552
SG		0	#157	117	11,010
CL	Boys	0	#163	2,233	13,390
RU		0	#163	27	3,641
BG	Boys	0	#165	55	3,850
Canada	Boys	2024	#167	148	2,588
Belgium	Boys	2024	#167	22	401
JP	Boys	0	#168	140	7,909
Sweden	Boys	2022	#170	13	1,509
HK	Boys	0	#174	767	12,905
NG		0	#175	91	5,926
SI	Girls	0	#175	3	2,769
AR		0	#177	10	2,915
PS		0	#186	33	5,692
MX	Boys	0	#188	3,668	16,355
IT	Boys	0	#190	9,214	10,046
LU	Girls	0	#190	1	4,850
KZ	Boys	0	#192	102	6,578
NG	Boys	0	#201	2,569	16,906
MY		0	#206	131	12,352
BO		0	#213	180	6,868
BR	Boys	0	#214	1,519	12,213
BD		0	#216	12	5,992
IL	Boys	0	#216	650	10,983
MU	Boys	0	#217	147	8,477
AL	Girls	0	#221	7	4,141
HU	Girls	0	#221	5	3,308
AR	Boys	0	#223	425	7,628
AO	Boys	0	#225	18	5,568
IL		0	#230	45	6,291
NA	Girls	0	#230	8	7,146
Finland		0	#231	78	830
GT	Boys	0	#231	335	7,625
Spain		0	#232	267	2,326
PT		0	#235	12	4,161
PT	Boys	0	#238	143	7,951
PS	Boys	0	#248	420	10,655
France	Girls	1953	#249	7	1,001
QA	Boys	0	#250	630	18,093
HK		0	#255	96	8,483
EC	Girls	0	#258	1	3,650
AF	Boys	0	#260	11	3,535
MO	Girls	0	#261	3	7,056
JM	Girls	0	#271	8	7,507
GT		0	#272	43	5,948
CO		0	#286	229	7,768
HR	Girls	0	#288	7	3,687
TW	Girls	0	#288	2	8,139
LB		0	#291	502	13,263
BR		0	#293	53	5,969
MX		0	#295	122	8,339
GH	Girls	0	#296	29	6,973
CL		0	#297	118	6,867
SD	Boys	0	#300	152	10,523
PL	Girls	0	#302	53	5,096
Canada	Girls	1991	#306	6	2,266
CZ	Girls	0	#324	18	5,378
DK	Girls	0	#327	3	7,429
KZ	Girls	0	#329	4	5,862
QA	Girls	0	#335	9	15,378
JO	Girls	0	#339	1	7,570
EG		0	#342	59	6,387
KW	Boys	0	#344	516	18,755
BH		0	#346	210	17,937
JO	Boys	0	#351	27	7,057
YE		0	#352	30	8,639
IT		0	#354	509	4,183
CN	Girls	0	#357	3	8,829
France	Boys	2021	#358	30	2,865
SD	Girls	0	#358	1	7,678
PH	Girls	0	#369	22	13,098
OM	Girls	0	#379	18	15,987
AE	Boys	0	#395	1,075	22,615
Austria	Girls	0	#403	18	1,885
EG	Boys	0	#422	666	15,035
SA	Boys	0	#429	2,739	28,008
LY		0	#462	74	12,703
OM	Boys	0	#465	493	17,948
PT	Girls	0	#470	2	7,952
RU	Girls	0	#480	19	11,913
CM	Girls	0	#489	52	11,671
BD	Boys	0	#493	84	10,045
KW	Girls	0	#495	21	19,177
PA	Girls	0	#512	7	9,861
IR	Girls	0	#514	17	8,334
IQ	Boys	0	#515	153	13,071
NG	Girls	0	#519	296	15,093
IQ	Girls	0	#522	4	11,303
UY	Girls	0	#530	7	6,731
PS	Girls	0	#539	9	10,981
GT	Girls	0	#540	2	7,500
AE	Girls	0	#544	10	20,968
CR	Girls	0	#572	2	11,342
SG	Girls	0	#573	14	18,916
BO	Girls	0	#600	12	9,488
HK	Girls	0	#605	11	16,104
IN	Girls	0	#620	12	13,121
AR	Girls	0	#623	8	8,289
SY		0	#627	102	11,684
IL	Girls	0	#639	7	11,648
TN		0	#680	150	13,765
IN	Boys	0	#730	284	16,750
Germany	Girls	0	#803	36	4,949
MA		0	#807	330	20,986
CL	Girls	0	#833	19	14,098
DZ		0	#835	351	20,130
SA	Girls	0	#869	67	25,931
PE	Girls	0	#893	51	14,861
NL	Girls	0	#908	48	5,933
United States	Girls	2023	#909	6	8,600
BR	Girls	0	#926	16	12,708
EG	Girls	0	#948	12	14,742
MY	Girls	0	#955	40	24,821
Spain	Girls	0	#956	28	5,561
TR		0	#965	251	19,440
ZA	Girls	0	#977	165	25,928
CO	Girls	0	#1,054	25	16,140
MX	Girls	0	#1,115	69	17,781
IT	Girls	0	#1,340	107	9,415

Robert is popular in 101 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Norway

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Switzerland

Sweden

United States

England & Wales, United Kingdom

Brussels, Belgium

Austria

Germany

Flanders, Belgium

New York City (Hispanic), United States

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

Belgium

New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States

New Zealand

Wallonia, Belgium

New South Wales, Australia

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

Iceland

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

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