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Robin
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86% girls / 14% boys
Origin of the name
Robin is a pet form of Robert, a Germanic name made of “glory” and “bright.” Robin Hood, the outlaw of English legend, made it famous.
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Where babies named Robin are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Robin is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Robin is most common in District of Columbia (2.1 times), Rhode Island (1.8) and Delaware (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Robin are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Robin is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Robin is most common in Hawaii (4.1 times), Oregon (2.1) and Montana (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 20% | 80% |
| 1910s | 31% | 69% |
| 1920s | 39% | 61% |
| 1930s | 44% | 56% |
| 1940s | 63% | 37% |
| 1950s | 84% | 16% |
| 1960s | 92% | 8% |
| 1970s | 91% | 9% |
| 1980s | 86% | 14% |
| 1990s | 79% | 21% |
| 2000s | 68% | 32% |
| 2010s | 56% | 44% |
| 2020s | 52% | 48% |