Given name & surname
Robel
“born during a period of rain”
Robel is a variant of Roble. One African interpretation is “born during a period of rain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Robel is a variant of Roble. One African interpretation is “born during a period of rain.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Robel is a variant of Roble. An origin associated with Roble is African.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Lower Sorbian robel (“sparrow”), from German Röbel, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi (“renown”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Robel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 714
- 714 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,374 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,374 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,248 as a first name in 2020; 875 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Robel’s family of names
In English usage, Robel as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with WROBEL. Robel has a related form in Roble. In English usage, Robel as a surname has a related form in FROBEL.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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