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Not one of my favorites, though I don't mind it on either sex. I slightly prefer it for a boy, though.

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One of the main characters in Fire Emblem Awakening is named Robin and you can actually choose whether to make them a male or a female.

I love the name Robin especially for a son.

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Robin as a woman has a laidback 70's vibe but Robin for a man feels both vintage and fresh. For both genders I think of the bird and the restaurant chain called Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. Robin also makes me think of the Fire Emblem character and the song Rockin' Robin.

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I have known many nice women named Robin including a teacher who really helped out my little sister. It also makes me think of the character from How I Met Your Mother and of the actress Robin Wright.

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As well it makes me think of the character Christopher Robin, and of the Super Hero sidekick/ Teen Titans leader that goes by the monkier Robin, also Robin Williams, and it reminds me of the name Robert.

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This message was edited 9/18/2017, 5:06 AM

I do like the name Robin much more for a boy than a girl. I also prefer it for a mn than a fn. I think it works nicely with lots of names.

Robin as a boys name is nice, I think it has great associations. I love longer MN's with Robin that are clearly masculine. Robin Alexander, for example. On a girl it's dated and middle aged to me.

I like Robin. It's short, easy to say and spell, familiar to everyone thanks to birds, Robin Hood and Batman's sidekick, and it's not trendy. If I were a boy I'd have no beef with it if it were my name.

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I've never met a female Robin, & I wouldn't personally fancy it because it's such a well-known boy's name here. There's always Robina - although it's too blackcurrant-drinkish for me.

I went to school with a male Robin, spelled Robyn, I like it and think of men.

In my mind, the male and female versions are kind of separate.

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When it's used for boys, I think of it as a variant of Robert. It still sounds a little feminine, but that's because it's got that soft "n" ending, like Dorian or Tristan. I like a lot of boys' names in that vein, although Robin is not my personal style.

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When it's used for girls, I hear a pure nature name. She was named after the pretty bird.

I love it. It's lovely and gentle sounding. It's on my boys list right now but it's actually been on my girls' list in the past. For a boy it seems on trend but still unexpected, for a girl (in the US at least) it still seems a bit 60s dated, but not to the point it would be a burden to a child born today the way Karen or Linda would.

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Robin Maxwell
Robin Jude
Robin Julius
Robin Isidore
Robin Charles
Robin Zachary
Robin Elliot
Robin Matthias

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Might come up with some girls' combos later.

I much prefer Robin for a girl, but it's not my style.

As a kid, I actually had a teacher by the name of Robin (she was a female). I've always naturally associated it as a masculine name, but I can visualise it as feminine as well. Regardless of gender, it's an interesting name; I personally wouldn't use it, though.

I think it's really sweet as both a masculine or feminine name. I think I prefer it for a boy, and I would consider it myself as a nn for Robert.

As a masculine name, it is not nearly masculine enough. Robert is much much better.

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As a girls' name it's very nice, bright and cheerful and not fussy.

Christopher Robin.

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Just kidding! lol

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But seriously, I'm going back and forth on Robin for both boys and girls, but right now I don't like it. It just sounds too much like "robbing" with a southern accent.