MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Robin mean?
Robin developed as an English affectionate form of Robert. Robert’s Germanic elements concern fame and brightness. Robin also became the English bird name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रॉबिन
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਰੋਬਿਨ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
रोबिन
Letter-by-letter: robina
10,988 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
रोबीन
Letter-by-letter: robīna
1,302 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Robin in Indian usage
22,494 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (96.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 747 records (3.3%).
- Recorded as male: 21,747 records (96.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 275 |
| 1960s | 734 |
| 1970s | 1,965 |
| 1980s | 9,077 |
| 1990s | 10,312 |
| Other decades | 131 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 7,358 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,816 |
| Jharkhand | 1,612 |
| Bihar | 1,510 |
| Haryana | 1,425 |
| Punjab | 1,204 |
| Rajasthan | 1,022 |
| Uttarakhand | 667 |
| Meghalaya | 503 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 394 |
| Nagaland | 366 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 336 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 231 |
| Manipur | 229 |
| Delhi | 197 |
| Sikkim | 187 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 112 |
| Other states | 325 |
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 | Robin / M | 485 | 109 |
| England & Wales | Robin / F | 186 | 250 |
| Scotland | Robin / M | 34 | 132 |
| Scotland | Robin / F | 16 | 226 |
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): Robin ↗ (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 Robin; Table_6, C114 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Robin; Table_6, C114
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Robin; Table_6, C257 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Robin; Table_6, C257
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Robin; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Robin; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl