Robbie
Robbie is a unisex given name: about 49% of people named Robbie are men and 51% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 49% male / 51% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Netherlands, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 20,863 male / 22,264 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Robbie
To address Robbie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Robbie," in English, "Guten Tag Robbie," in German. About 49% of people named Robbie are men and 51% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Robbie,
German
Guten Tag Robbie,
French
Bonjour Robbie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Robbie:
Chinese
Robbie您好：
Japanese
Robbie様
English
Hi Robbie,
German
Hi Robbie,
French
Salut Robbie,
Spanish
Hola Robbie,
Chinese
Robbie你好：
Japanese
Robbieさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | unisex name | 48% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
20,863 male · 22,264 female · 43,127 births recorded
Since 1980: 78% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Robbie a male or female name?
Robbie is a unisex given name: about 49% of people named Robbie are men and 51% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Robbie in an email?
To address Robbie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Robbie," in English, "Guten Tag Robbie," in German. About 49% of people named Robbie are men and 51% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Robbie a unisex name?
Robbie is a unisex name: 49% of people named Robbie are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Robbie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/robbie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_robbie,
title = {Is Robbie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/robbie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}