MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Robert mean?
Robert descends from a Germanic compound joining fame with brightness. The name travelled into English through Norman French and became common in many European languages.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रॉबर्ट
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Robert in Indian usage
4,559 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 373 |
| 1960s | 799 |
| 1970s | 1,076 |
| 1980s | 1,200 |
| 1990s | 872 |
| Other decades | 239 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,733 |
| Mizoram | 915 |
| Meghalaya | 766 |
| Manipur | 406 |
| Goa | 216 |
| Nagaland | 124 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 115 |
| Other states | 284 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Robert / M | 310 | 164 |
| Scotland | Robert / M | 61 | 86 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Robert ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Robert; Table_6, C169 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Robert; Table_6, C169
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Robert; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Robert; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy