Variant spelling of Robin, itself a medieval diminutive of Robert, from Germanic hrod (fame) and beraht (bright); the double-b is an unusual Americanised spelling that reads as mid-century.
Nicknames
rob
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Feels dated and the unusual spelling adds no elegance; the standard Robin ages much better.
The cultural moment.
Used in the US from the 1940s through the 1970s; very rare in new births since.
Other Germanic-English names with similar texture: