Thirty years of Robyn
Robyn in numbers
Robyn dipped to 284 girls in 2008 and has come back to 611 in 2025. Its biggest three-year rise came between 2012 and 2015, from 349 to 650. It ranked 80th in 1996, reached 64th in 2023 and ranks 76th now. On average it was given to 578 girls a year in the late 1990s, 330 in the 2000s, 550 in the 2010s and 676 in the 2020s so far.
† Shapes, averages and turning points are Baby Data calculations from the ONS counts.
Similar spellings in the 2025 list†: Robin (186). Matched by their letters, not by meaning or origin. ONS counts each spelling separately, so these are not added to Robyn.
Milestones
First year in each bandChange
- On last year-1%617 to 611
- 5 years-14%710 to 611
- 10 years-6%650 to 611
- 20 years+109%293 to 611
- Since 1996-11%683 to 611
- Total, 1996 to 202515,167girls
† All changes and totals are Baby Data calculations from ONS counts. A total adds only the published years.
Across the three nations, 2025
Each from its own statistics office, never added togetherRank 76 · ONS · 617 in 2024
Rank 44 · NRS · 80 in 2024
Rank 61 · NISRA · 30 in 2024
England and Wales (ONS) count births in the calendar year; Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland (NISRA) count births registered in the year. Each comes from its own statistics office and they are never added together.
Year by year, 1996 to 2025 Show all 30 yearsHide the table
| Year | Rank | Babies | Change† | 1 in X† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | 611 | -1% | 1 in 466 |
| 2024 | 78 | 617 | -12% | 1 in 470 |
| 2023 | 64 | 702 | +4% | 1 in 410 |
| 2022 | 71 | 675 | -9% | 1 in 437 |
| 2021 | 71 | 739 | +4% | 1 in 412 |
| 2020 | 74 | 710 | -12% | 1 in 422 |
| 2019 | 65 | 807 | +9% | 1 in 386 |
| 2018 | 72 | 742 | +9% | 1 in 431 |
| 2017 | 79 | 680 | +9% | 1 in 487 |
| 2016 | 86 | 622 | -4% | 1 in 545 |
| 2015 | 84 | 650 | +13% | 1 in 523 |
| 2014 | 100 | 577 | +23% | 1 in 587 |
| 2013 * | 119 | 470 | +35% | 1 in 727 |
| 2012 | 154 | 349 | +16% | 1 in 1,018 |
| 2011 | 174 | 302 | -1% | 1 in 1,169 |
| 2010 | 173 | 305 | +1% | 1 in 1,155 |
| 2009 | =172 | 302 | +6% | 1 in 1,139 |
| 2008 | =184 | 284 | -4% | 1 in 1,217 |
| 2007 | 182 | 296 | -2% | 1 in 1,133 |
| 2006 | =176 | 301 | +3% | 1 in 1,087 |
| 2005 | 176 | 293 | -6% | 1 in 1,076 |
| 2004 | =168 | 311 | -15% | 1 in 1,001 |
| 2003 | 138 | 366 | +9% | 1 in 828 |
| 2002 | 137 | 337 | -13% | 1 in 861 |
| 2001 | 122 | 389 | -7% | 1 in 745 |
| 2000 | 117 | 420 | -15% | 1 in 702 |
| 1999 | 103 | 496 | -12% | 1 in 610 |
| 1998 | =93 | 563 | -1% | n/a |
| 1997 | 90 | 568 | -17% | 1 in 552 |
| 1996 | 80 | 683 | 1 in 463 |
* ONS’s girls’ 2013 file repeats the May total as April, so the 2013 births total is about 1,360 too high and 1 in X for 2013 is slightly too high. 1 in X is not shown for girls in 1998: one monthly total is missing from the ONS girls’ 1998 file. Rank follows ONS: names with the same count share a rank (shown with =). “Under 3” means the name was given to fewer than 3 babies that year, so ONS did not publish it.
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Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; National Records of Scotland; NISRA. Exact spellings are counted separately and names given to fewer than 3 babies are not published. Figures marked † are Baby Data calculations. How we calculate