Robin
Robin is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Robin are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 14% male / 86% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Netherlands
- US births since 1880
- 44,616 male / 289,395 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Robin
To address Robin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Robin," in English, "Guten Tag Robin," in German. About 14% of people named Robin are men and 86% 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 Robin,
German
Guten Tag Robin,
French
Bonjour Robin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Robin:
Chinese
Robin您好：
Japanese
Robin様
English
Hi Robin,
German
Hi Robin,
French
Salut Robin,
Spanish
Hola Robin,
Chinese
Robin你好：
Japanese
Robin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 | woman's name | 13% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Sweden | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Ireland | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
44,616 male · 289,395 female · 334,011 births recorded
Since 1980: 20% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Robin a male or female name?
Robin is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Robin are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Robin in an email?
To address Robin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Robin," in English, "Guten Tag Robin," in German. About 14% of people named Robin are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Robin a unisex name?
Robin is not a unisex name: 14% of people named Robin are men. Robin leans strongly female 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 Robin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/robin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_robin,
title = {Is Robin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/robin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}