Baby name

RISING BOY · ENGLISH-SURNAME
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Robinson

/ROB · in · sun/


“Son of Robin”

English surname turned given name, literally meaning son of Robin; Robinson Crusoe gave it literary pedigree and it has experienced a modern revival as parents mine 19th-century surnames for given names.

robbie

elegant

How it ages.

Feels fresh as a given name; the surname-first-name trend is currently strong and this one wears it well.

The cultural moment.

Rising in the US and Brazil from the 2000s onward as a surname-style given name; solidly current.