The first name Rob

Rob last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1996, with 7 births (#1,591).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rob with other names.

In 2025, 7 boys born in the United States were named Rob, the 10,457th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1963, when 555 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Rob Reiner
  American filmmaker and actor (1947–2025)
• Rob Lowe
  American actor (born 1964)
• Rob Zombie
  American rock singer and filmmaker, born 1965
• Rob Rensenbrink
  Dutch association football player, 1947–2020
• Rob Holding
  English association football player, born 1995
• Rob Marshall
  American filmmaker and choreographer (born 1960)
• Rob Paulsen
  American voice actor and voice director, born 1956
• Rob Garrison
  American actor (1960-2019)
• Rob Riggle
  American actor, born 1970
• Robin Cook
  American novelist, ophthalmologist, aquanaut, born 1940
• Rob Morrow
  American actor and director (born 1962)
• Rob Cohen
  American film director and producer, born 1949

How popular is the name Rob?

In 2016, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Rob, ranking 4,810th. Its peak was 1996, with 7 births.

Is Rob a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 8,775 US babies named Rob since 1880 were boys.

When was Rob most popular?

1963 in the United States, when 555 babies were named Rob, its highest rank at 334th.

How do you pronounce Rob?

Rob is /ɹɒb/, one syllable.