Robert
Robert is a male given name: 99% of people named Robert are men, and it is recorded as male in 34 of the 34 countries covered.
Robert · Róbert
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Armenia
- Also spelled
- Róbert
- US births since 1880
- 4,814,815 male / 20,100 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Robert
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Robert," in English, "Guten Tag Robert," in German. Robert is a male given name: about 99% of people named Robert are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Robert,
German
Guten Tag Robert,
French
Bonjour Robert,
Spanish
Estimado/a Robert:
Chinese
Robert您好：
Japanese
Robert様
English
Hi Robert,
German
Hi Robert,
French
Salut Robert,
Spanish
Hola Robert,
Chinese
Robert你好：
Japanese
Robert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 | man's name | 100% |
| Great Britain | common | man's name | 98% |
| Armenia | common | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | common | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | common | man's name | 98% |
| Hungary | common | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | common | man's name | 98% |
| Slovenia | common | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | common | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | common | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | common | man's name | 98% |
| France | common | man's name | 98% |
Show all 34 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | common | man's name | 98% |
| Iceland | common | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | common | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | common | man's name | 98% |
| Poland | common | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | common | man's name | 98% |
| Slovakia | common | man's name | 98% |
| Czech Republic | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Croatia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| North Macedonia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Russia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Belarus | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Georgia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Israel | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Estonia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
4,814,815 male · 20,100 female · 4,834,915 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Robert a male or female name?
Robert is a male given name: 99% of people named Robert are men, and it is recorded as male in 34 of the 34 countries covered.
How do I address Robert in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Robert," in English, "Guten Tag Robert," in German. Robert is a male given name: about 99% of people named Robert are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Robert a unisex name?
Robert is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Robert are men. Robert leans strongly male overall.
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 Robert a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/robert (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_robert,
title = {Is Robert a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/robert},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}