Spellings
Robin or Robyn?
In the US in 2025, 84% of babies in this name family were spelled Robin and 16% Robyn. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Robin already led in 2015, with 51% of the family's births; it has 73% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 512 to 550 births (+7%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin | 260 | 400 | +54% |
| Robyn | 252 | 150 | −40% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈrɑbɪn/ (ROB-in). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Robin 1,005 births (#57 among boys) and Robyn 5 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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