# Robson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/robson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɑb.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 124 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 124 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 579, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Rob + -son.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 | 11,940 |
| 2003 | 6 | 10,596 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8,755 |
| 2006 | 9 | 8,593 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9,583 |
| 2008 | 9 | 8,868 |
| 2009 | 8 | 9,690 |
| 2010 | 5 | 13,837 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13,914 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11,963 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11,856 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13,649 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13,788 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10,581 |
| 2020 | 6 | 11,728 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25 | 1,082 |
| 2011 | 15 | 1,522 |
| 2012 | 16 | 1,507 |
| 2013 | 17 | 1,404 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,079 |
| 2015 | 12 | 1,902 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2,027 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1,923 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,445 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,488 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2,076 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,451 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2,813 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3,688 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3,684 |

## People named Robson

- Robson Ponte, Brazilian association football player
- Robson Caetano, Brazilian sprinter
- Robson Conceição, Brazilian boxer
- Robson Green, British actor and musician
- Róbson Januário de Paula, Brazilian association football player
- Robson Bambu, Brazilian association football player
- Robson Matheus, Bolivian association football player
- Robson dos Santos Fernandes, Brazilian association football player born 1991
- Robson Severino da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Robinho, Brazilian former association football player (born 1984)
- Hank Marvin, English musician; guitarist for the Shadows
- Robinho Júnior, Brazilian association football player (born 2007)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.