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Sorry. I don’t like it.

I like it, and prefer it for a boy. IME Robyn is the female spelling.

I like it better on a boy than a girl. It has several good associations without one of them being overwhelming.

I have only seen the spelling of Robin on a girl. I went to school with a boy that it was spelled Roben though. I think that looks better on a boy.

I love Robin for a boy and would use it in a heartbeat. Where I live, 0 girls and 32 boys received the name in 2018. I think of Robin Hood and Dick Grayson.

I love Robin for a boy! I actually like it much better than Robert (don't like any -bert names). Robin is one of few unisex names that I find truly unisex and can imagine on a woman or man, but I prefer it on a boy.

All the male Robins I know are 50+ I really do think it has gone to the female side of names. Though, I haven’t seen a baby boy or girl named Robin in a very long time so maybe there’s been enough distance in time for naming a boy Robin to work.

I would use it in a heartbeat. Robert is a family name going back generations, but I find it rather heavy. Relatives named their son Robin (actually arthur Robin, but he's always been called Robin) back in the early 1940s I think, tweaking Robert, and I'd gladly follow their example.

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I don't enjoy it for a girl at all.

I love it! Robin Arthur is among my favorite name combos. I wish it would become more common for boys again (although not too popular). After Robin Williams died there was a slight uptake in its use for boys, but it didn't really take off.

I like it a lot. It sounds a bit British-y which I find appealing. I'm in the US. Never much liked it for girls, though that could be because of a particular Robin I knew years ago and did not care for.

Coindentally I saw a birth announcement today, a boy named Robin. I can’t recall his middle name.

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Personally I’ve never liked the name. Probably because a boy at school who I never got along with.

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Nothing wrong with the name, but not very exciting either. I do like that robin is a bird, and how cool to tell your son the tales of his namesake Robin Hood!

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I think it sounds wonderful on a boy. I also love it on girls as well.

I don't care for it. It's weak.

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But I hate it more on a girl.

This message was edited 6/17/2020, 4:34 AM

I like it, but more for a mn, than a fn.

I can see it on a girl, but I immediately assume boy when I see/hear it. I don't like it enough to use myself but I'd be happy to see it on someone else. I'm having a heard time picturing it on anyone under 30, though.

I love Robin for a boy and prefer it to use on a girl (though admittedly I do still like it on a girl too!).

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Robin always makes me think of snow and Christmas with the little podgy robins hopping about and I love that.

I get that it’s also used on girls but I actually prefer it on boys. Probably due to Robin Hood being where I first encountered this name

I love Robin for either gender, I think it's truly unisex.

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Robin Hood, Robin Williams, Robin Thicke (I despise his music but it does show that younger men can pull it off), Batman and Robin all show that men can make Robin work.

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There's also Rob.

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I just think it's so friendly and chirpy. Much better than stuffy Robert.

I love it on a boy (and stronly dislike it on a girl) but I'm too much of a chicken to use it IRL, mostly because I'd hate for my son to be teased about it. That said, it's not like there are a lot of little girl Robins runnning around these days so that may not even be a real factor. I find it a soft, classic name that can still be somewhat strong. Plus, I have a lot of love for Robin Hood.

Don't like it