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HelpRobin for a boy?
We love the name Robin for a boy. It has been our number one ever since we started planning for a family. It has been impossible finding another name that we love just as much.
My concern is the trend from a few decades ago of it being a female name (US, Australia, Canada, UK). While girls born today are likely not to be named Robin (no longer a trend), many female adults have that name. Kids may associate the name with a relative that they know who is likely female.
What do you guys think? Do you think it will be an issue for a baby boy born today?
My concern is the trend from a few decades ago of it being a female name (US, Australia, Canada, UK). While girls born today are likely not to be named Robin (no longer a trend), many female adults have that name. Kids may associate the name with a relative that they know who is likely female.
What do you guys think? Do you think it will be an issue for a baby boy born today?
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I like it and I don't think it would be an issue.
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Robin on a boy is definitely getting a little revival here in Australia. I've seen a few lately under the age of 6.
I absolutely adore it on a boy, it's so handsome and I find it quite masculine. Robyn has always been a more popular spelling for girls here and I don't know one under the age of 30.
I absolutely adore it on a boy, it's so handsome and I find it quite masculine. Robyn has always been a more popular spelling for girls here and I don't know one under the age of 30.
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Good to know! I am in Australia but I can only see the top 100 names, so it is hard to gauge how common it is.
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I don't think it'll be an issue for a boy born today.
There are enough adult male Robins in culture, history, and present reality, that Robin hasn't and won't become primarily perceived as a girl name.
It's not even the same name, technically, right? I think it matters to the durability of Robin as a boy name, that Robin (m) is a diminutive of Robert. Robin (f) is usually thought of as a concrete noun used as a name - not as a diminutive of another name.
You'll probably encounter a few people, particularly children he meets in childhood, whose experience of the name Robin is limited to seeing it on women. Statistically, that'll almost certainly happen. But, as his peer group gets older, more and more of them will at least be aware that culturally it does not specify feminine gender.
There are enough adult male Robins in culture, history, and present reality, that Robin hasn't and won't become primarily perceived as a girl name.
It's not even the same name, technically, right? I think it matters to the durability of Robin as a boy name, that Robin (m) is a diminutive of Robert. Robin (f) is usually thought of as a concrete noun used as a name - not as a diminutive of another name.
You'll probably encounter a few people, particularly children he meets in childhood, whose experience of the name Robin is limited to seeing it on women. Statistically, that'll almost certainly happen. But, as his peer group gets older, more and more of them will at least be aware that culturally it does not specify feminine gender.
This message was edited 6/4/2022, 11:00 AM
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I really like it for a boy. I’m in the UK and it’s #146 here so not uncommon - I know a few little boys named Robin.
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It’s fine for a boy though I prefer it on a girl.
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They'll think of Robin Hood long before they think of somebody's aunt. I would use it on a boy without hesitation, and on a girl, not at all.
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it's good. think of Robin Williams.
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Robin for a boy is perfectly fine. I actually prefer it on boys (although I don't at all mind it for girls.) It just feels more, I don't know,
'fresher' on a boy due to the fact that it's not often seen, compared to all the female Robins (Which yes, most of them would be adults.) But still, I wouldn't worry about it. Robin is a perfectly acceptable name for either gender.
'fresher' on a boy due to the fact that it's not often seen, compared to all the female Robins (Which yes, most of them would be adults.) But still, I wouldn't worry about it. Robin is a perfectly acceptable name for either gender.
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