Robert

“glory”

Boy’s name, of Germanic origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Robert

Robert means “glory” and is of Germanic origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1926.
Over recent years, Robert has been stable (−1.7% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Robert every 102 schools.

Robert ranks 88^th in Scotland, 88^th in United States and 92^nd in Ireland, against 1,226^th in France.

ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
88^th boys’ name175 babies in 3 years1 boy in 342−6.4% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
92^nd boys’ name184 babies in 3 years1 boy in 390−6.4% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
110^th boys’ name64 babies in 3 years1 boy in 398+0.4% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
88^th boys’ name11,405 babies in 3 years1 boy in 451−3.9% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
153^rd boys’ name79 babies in 3 years1 boy in 564−0.5% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
151^st boys’ name264 babies in 3 years1 boy in 644−2.7% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
204^th boys’ name71 babies in 3 years1 boy in 694−3.7% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
155^th boys’ name1,009 babies in 3 years1 boy in 819−5.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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