Over the past 110 years, 4 739 061 boys and 15 117 girls have been named Robert. The name Robert ranks 3th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Robert in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Robert came in the 1930s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.