Roby

Girl · recorded 1904–1979

  • 1979last recorded
  • 1904best year

Most popular in 1904.

Last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Roby.

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Its story

Popularity since 1904

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 19 recorded years as a table
Roby, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190422
191313
19159
19167
19184
19205
19215
19224
19246
19255
19277
19385
19444
19473
19543
19563
19603
19753
19793

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Roby isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1979
5
Rank in 1979
#10,210
How rare
1 in 321,053 girls
Since 1904
118

Roby was last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1904, at 22 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Roby doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.