Boy
Rob
The name Rob carries the meaning "bright fame". It belongs mostly to the 1960s at this point. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
EtymologyShort for Robert
EtymologyMeaning "bright fame"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
94
1920s
165
1930s
135
1940s
269
1950s
1,551
1960s
4,160
1970s
1,435
1980s
443
1990s
246
2000s
118
2010s
71
Peaked in the 1960s · 8,687 total U.S. births since 1900