Baby name
RISING
🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 Robinson
/ROB · in · sun/
Meaning
“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.
Nicknames
robbie
Vibe
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.