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Robyn

Robyn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bright fame”
Origin
English
Say it
RAH-bin · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (98% of all uses)

English variant spelling of Robin, originally a medieval diminutive of Robert. Robin is also the name of the bird, but the personal name derives from Robert.

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How popular is Robyn?

202456.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Robyn in 2024185

2024 rank#1,295 girls

Peak year1974

Total US babies since 188064,443

Robyn is steady now but far below its 1974 peak.

Names like Robyn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Robinbright fame · English
  • Robbinbright fame · English
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Robyn questions

What does the name Robyn mean?

Robyn means "bright fame". It comes from English. English variant spelling of Robin, originally a medieval diminutive of Robert. Robin is also the name of the bird, but the personal name derives from Robert.

Is Robyn a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Robyn?

185 US babies were named Robyn in 2024. Its peak year was 1974.

How do you pronounce Robyn?

Robyn is usually pronounced RAH-bin.

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.