Robert
RAH-burt
Average rank #148 across 6 of 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Romanian, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hreodbeorht. It has been a very common English name since that time.
Popularity
How popular is Robert?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#151
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#86
in 2025
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
#104
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#92
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#225
in 2024
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
#230
in 2025
Not in top rankings for: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
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