Is Roby a boy or girl name?

Roby is a boy’s name. Of the 2,599 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.5% were girls and 95.5% were boys.

Roby

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Roby was most popular in 1964, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,583 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,599 people named Roby.

Roby over time

Births per year. The dot marks Roby’s peak in 1964. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Roby a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Roby is a boy’s name — 4.5% of the 2,599 Americans given it were girls and 95.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Roby

Where Roby is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org