Given name
Robby
“one who is bright with fame”
In English use, Robby is a diminutive of Robert. One German interpretation is “one who is bright with fame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Robby is a diminutive of Robert. One German interpretation is “one who is bright with fame.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Robby is a diminutive of Robert. Robert has been associated with Germanic and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Robby is a diminutive of Roberta.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Robby is a diminutive of Robert. The history of Robert gives this family its wider story. Robert’s historical associations include three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Robby through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,780
- 10,565 boys · 215 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 424 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,675 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,675 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 412 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,454 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Robby’s family of names
In English usage, Robby is a diminutive of Robert. Robby has a related form in Roberta. In English usage, Robby is a shortened form of Robert.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Robby
- Robby GinepriAmerican tennis playerborn 1982
- Robby MüllerDutch cinematographer (1940–2018)
- Robby GordonAmerican racecar driverborn 1969
- Robby Naishwindsurfer and entrepreneurborn 1963
- Robby LangersLuxembourgish footballerborn 1960
- Blake BortlesAmerican football player (born 1992)
- Robby FabbriCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1996
- Robby RobinsonAmerican bodybuilderborn 1945
- Robby McCrorieScottish association football player (born 1998)
Characters named Robby: Robby Stewart (fictional human).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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