Robyn sits comfortably in the UK charts at #76 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#76
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About the Name Robyn
Robyn has held its ground, ranked #76 in 2025 and never far from its best of #64 in 2023 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 14 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Robyn is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Robyn on the register.
⭐ Famous People Named Robyn
Robyn Smith — Robyn Smith Astaire is an American retired jockey.
Robyn Perry — Robyn Ainsworth is a former figure skater who lit the Olympic Flame, as a 12-year-old schoolgirl, in the opening ceremony for the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Robyn
Unlikely. With around 611 UK babies named Robyn per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Robyn in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Robyn has been fairly steady, ranked #76 in 2025 against #74 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #64 in 2023.
Robyn is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Robyn include: Robyn Smith, Robyn Perry and Robyn Moore (Australian voice actor). Short summaries for each appear below.
Robyn does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Robyns in the wild.
611
UK babies named Robyn (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.3
In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Robyn
Almost certainly the only Robyn in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Robyn
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Robyn Ainsworth is a former figure skater who lit the Olympic Flame, as a 12-year-old schoolgirl, in the opening ceremony for the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Robyn Williams is a British-Australian science journalist and broadcaster who has hosted The Science Show on ABC Radio National (RN) since 1975, and created Ockham's Razor in 1984.
William Robyn was the stage name of William Robinow, a Russian-born American tenor who toured the vaudeville circuit and made hundreds of recordings under dozens of names.