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The baby name Robin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced UK: /ˈrɒbɪn/, US: /ˈrɑːbɪn/ (respelling: "ROB-in").

Robin is English in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: UK: /ˈrɒbɪn/, US: /ˈrɑːbɪn/ (respelling: "ROB-in")

What is the meaning of the name Robin ?

The baby name Robin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced UK: /ˈrɒbɪn/, US: /ˈrɑːbɪn/ (respelling: "ROB-in").

Robin is English in Origin.

Robin stems from medieval French Robin, the pet form of Robert, built on the Germanic elements hrod “fame” and berht “bright,” hence “bright fame.” Brought to England by the Normans, it became common as a familiar name and later a surname. Folklore fixed it in the culture through the outlaw Robin Hood and the mischievous Robin Goodfellow (Puck). In French Robin also survives as a given name and surname; across Scandinavia, the Low Countries, and Germany it is used largely as a male name.

As a given name in the English-speaking world, Robin has long been unisex. For boys it follows Robert; for girls it rose sharply in the United States in the 1950s–70s, helped by the cheerful bird association (robin redbreast). Variants include Robyn (especially feminine), Robyne, Robine (French), and Robbin; short forms are Rob, Robbie and Robby. Related forms are Robert and Roberta.

Robin has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Robin

Robin Williams Actor · Born 1951 · United States Robin Williams was a beloved actor and comedian from the United States, most famous for his roles in films like 'Good Will Hunting', 'Dead Poets Society', and 'Mrs. Doubtfire'. His unique ability to blend humor with heartfelt performances made him a standout in the entertainment industry. Robin Cook Politician · Born 1946 · United Kingdom Robin Cook was a British Labour politician best known for serving as Foreign Secretary from 1997 to 2001. He was a Labour MP from 1974 until his death in 2005, and later served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2001 to 2003. Robin Thicke Actor · Born 1977 · United States Robin Thicke is an American singer and songwriter best known for his hit song 'Blurred Lines'. Born in 1977, he has also released popular tracks like 'Lost Without U' and 'Magic'.
Robin Shou Actor · Born 1960 · People's Republic of China Robin Shou is best known for his role as Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat film series. Born in 1960 in the People's Republic of China, he became a prominent figure in martial arts cinema. His performances in Mortal Kombat and its sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation have left a lasting impression on fans of the genre. Robin Lord Taylor Actor · Born 1978 · United States Robin Lord Taylor is an American actor best known for his role as Oswald Cobblepot, also known as the Penguin, on the television series Gotham. He has also appeared in films like Accepted and Another Earth. His portrayal of the Penguin earned him recognition and praise in the entertainment industry. Robin Finck Musician · Born 1971 · United States Robin Finck is a musician from the United States, best known as the guitarist for Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses. He played on Nine Inch Nails' acclaimed album 'The Downward Spiral' and contributed to Guns N' Roses' 'Chinese Democracy'.

Celebrity babies named Robin

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Robin Borg Björn Borg tennis player ★★★★★
Robin Christensen-Roussimoff André the Giant television actor ★★★★★
Robin Thicke Gloria Loring singer ★★★★★ Alan Thicke television actor ★★★★★

Robin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 — 836
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
KH Boys 0 #9 1 270
MV 0 #19 1 644
HN 0 #21 2 704
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
ID 0 #35 5 2,238
France Boys 2021 #36 1,657 2,865
EE 0 #36 2 1,051
NL 0 #38 665 2,481
Switzerland Boys 2024 #41 120 1,769
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
NL Boys 0 #47 9,567 5,873
HN Boys 0 #52 1 749
MV Boys 0 #58 20 3,375
IN 0 #61 10 2,963
LU 0 #61 6 2,830
CN 0 #62 24 3,857
Belgium Boys 2024 #70 128 401
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
BD 0 #76 189 5,992
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
CZ Boys 0 #78 801 6,530
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
EE Boys 0 #80 50 2,087
CN Boys 0 #81 384 9,639
QA 0 #82 19 7,011
PH 0 #83 14 5,607
OM 0 #84 33 6,215
BD Boys 0 #86 1,778 10,045
TW 0 #86 15 4,523
JM 0 #89 5 3,714
BN Boys 0 #92 42 6,332
ID Boys 0 #106 26 4,130
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
HU 0 #108 8 1,675
Germany Boys 0 #110 5,481 5,697
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
Norway Boys 2025 #113 22 444
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
KW 0 #115 7 5,216
EC 0 #116 6 2,502
CY Boys 0 #120 10 3,473
Switzerland Girls 2024 #125 11 1,786
AE 0 #129 49 10,220
GR 0 #132 4 3,911
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
MU 0 #132 6 3,613
SG Boys 0 #135 1,179 17,960
BW Boys 0 #136 14 4,685
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
Canada Boys 2024 #139 198 2,588
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
CR 0 #141 18 5,526
CZ 0 #143 43 3,154
TW Boys 0 #144 103 7,111
Belgium Girls 2024 #147 39 424
HU Boys 0 #148 27 3,954
Finland Boys 0 #150 544 2,041
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
Sweden Boys 2022 #153 30 1,509
MT Boys 0 #159 18 4,064
Finland Boys 2026 #161 2,914 3,552
SG 0 #165 108 11,010
Sweden Girls 2022 #175 5 1,568
PR Boys 0 #175 4 2,508
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
HR 0 #179 3 2,081
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
Austria Boys 0 #183 374 2,180
DK 0 #183 21 5,198
IR 0 #184 46 4,221
Austria 0 #188 26 850
RU 0 #188 7 3,641
LU Boys 0 #190 29 4,970
MO Boys 0 #191 33 5,842
AR 0 #192 2 2,915
DK Boys 0 #194 143 7,401
IR Boys 0 #194 816 10,162
NL Girls 0 #194 2,052 5,933
CO Boys 0 #195 3,243 15,656
EC Boys 0 #199 41 3,322
Germany 0 #201 306 2,542
GT Boys 0 #201 450 7,625
PH Boys 0 #202 201 11,440
SI Boys 0 #205 7 3,402
PS 0 #208 11 5,692
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
NA Boys 0 #218 18 6,830
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
MU Boys 0 #225 138 8,477
ZA 0 #225 228 14,421
JM Boys 0 #226 47 6,876
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
HR Boys 0 #232 27 3,997
NA Girls 0 #234 4 7,146
Canada Girls 2024 #242 44 2,795
QA Boys 0 #243 649 18,093
SA 0 #244 52 10,560
PT 0 #246 5 4,161
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
MO Girls 0 #257 7 7,056
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
GR Boys 0 #258 10 6,912
GT 0 #260 55 5,948
BH 0 #261 329 17,937
IL 0 #261 14 6,291
Finland 0 #262 46 830
MY 0 #263 68 12,352
JP Boys 0 #264 34 7,909
OM Boys 0 #264 1,026 17,948
TW Girls 0 #267 10 8,139
NG 0 #269 4 5,926
AF Boys 0 #270 5 3,535
JM Girls 0 #272 7 7,507
PA Boys 0 #281 240 9,305
AL Boys 0 #282 17 5,122
PE 0 #283 28 6,350
HR Girls 0 #289 6 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #289 8 6,578
QA Girls 0 #295 22 15,378
BO Boys 0 #301 432 9,244
MY Boys 0 #301 1,443 25,439
HK Boys 0 #303 271 12,905
PL Boys 0 #305 31 6,459
HK 0 #306 43 8,483
KW Boys 0 #313 596 18,755
CL Boys 0 #317 594 13,390
BD Girls 0 #318 69 8,413
BO 0 #325 57 6,868
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
UY Boys 0 #328 74 5,922
IN Boys 0 #329 1,117 16,750
GH Boys 0 #333 13 8,138
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
PT Boys 0 #337 31 7,951
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
OM Girls 0 #344 53 15,987
AE Boys 0 #347 1,290 22,615
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
CN Girls 0 #352 8 8,829
JO Boys 0 #352 26 7,057
CR Boys 0 #355 137 10,188
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
PL Girls 0 #361 4 5,096
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
CO 0 #365 117 7,768
PE Boys 0 #370 973 14,506
YE 0 #371 11 8,639
ZA Boys 0 #372 1,596 25,619
CL 0 #379 33 6,867
CR Girls 0 #401 133 11,342
MX 0 #401 13 8,339
France Girls 2021 #403 3 3,185
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
SD Boys 0 #414 32 10,523
AR Boys 0 #420 48 7,628
Spain 0 #420 33 2,326
PH Girls 0 #424 6 13,098
RU Boys 0 #441 65 12,621
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
RU Girls 0 #479 20 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #485 20 11,303
LY 0 #489 47 12,703
CM Boys 0 #490 61 12,054
KW Girls 0 #496 20 19,177
PS Girls 0 #503 21 10,981
PS Boys 0 #505 44 10,655
AE Girls 0 #509 45 20,968
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
SA Boys 0 #521 2,064 28,008
UY Girls 0 #532 5 6,731
IL Boys 0 #535 73 10,983
GT Girls 0 #536 6 7,500
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
CM Girls 0 #556 5 11,671
SG Girls 0 #562 25 18,916
LB 0 #563 96 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #574 94 13,071
IL Girls 0 #583 35 11,648
United States Girls 2024 #584 351 8,487
Spain Boys 0 #584 383 5,610
United States Boys 2024 #598 310 7,044
IN Girls 0 #598 34 13,121
HK Girls 0 #600 16 16,104
IT 0 #625 90 4,183
AR Girls 0 #627 4 8,289
MX Boys 0 #639 373 16,355
BO Girls 0 #648 4 9,488
IT Boys 0 #648 1,148 10,046
SY 0 #664 65 11,684
ZA Girls 0 #688 541 25,928
BR Boys 0 #692 60 12,213
Finland Girls 2026 #713 26 3,895
NG Girls 0 #755 32 15,093
Germany Girls 0 #762 77 4,949
EG Boys 0 #768 119 15,035
TN 0 #808 22 13,765
NG Boys 0 #822 130 16,906
SA Girls 0 #825 111 25,931
CL Girls 0 #907 9 14,098
TR 0 #922 305 19,440
PE Girls 0 #929 15 14,861
MA 0 #943 186 20,986
EG Girls 0 #946 14 14,742
MY Girls 0 #956 39 24,821
Spain Girls 0 #957 27 5,561
BR Girls 0 #990 3 12,708
CO Girls 0 #1,055 24 16,140
DZ 0 #1,069 108 20,130
MX Girls 0 #1,153 31 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,325 122 9,415

Robin is popular in 92 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Ireland

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People also ask about Robin

Robin is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Robin is a 2 syllable name, pronounced UK: /ˈrɒbɪn/, US: /ˈrɑːbɪn/ (respelling: "ROB-in").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Robyn, Robbin, Robynne, Robbie, Robie and Robinette.
Yes, very popular — Robin ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Robin ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Yes — 13 notable people named Robin are in our database, including Robin Williams (Actor), Robin Cook (Politician), Robin Thicke (Actor).
Yes — at least 3 celebrity couples have chosen Robin for their child, including Björn Borg.