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Robby

Robby: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bright fame”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
RAH-bee · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

Diminutive of Robert, from Germanic Hrodebert, combining hrod 'fame' and berht 'bright'. Robby is an informal spelling alongside Robbie.

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How popular is Robby?

20246.9 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Robby in 202423

2024 rank#4,435 boys

Peak year1964

Total US babies since 188010,757

Robby is steady now but far below its 1964 peak.

Names like Robby

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Williamresolute protector · Germanic
  • Henryhome ruler · Germanic
  • Charlesfree man · Germanic
  • Milessoldier or merciful · Germanic
  • Robertbright fame · Germanic
  • Milogracious; dear · Germanic
  • Luisfamous warrior · Germanic
  • Richardbrave ruler · Germanic

Robby questions

What does the name Robby mean?

Robby means "bright fame". It comes from Germanic. Diminutive of Robert, from Germanic Hrodebert, combining hrod 'fame' and berht 'bright'. Robby is an informal spelling alongside Robbie.

Is Robby a boy or girl name?

Robby is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Robby?

23 US babies were named Robby in 2024. Its peak year was 1964.

How do you pronounce Robby?

Robby is usually pronounced RAH-bee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.