Robin

Robin is a girl's and boy's baby name of Germanic origin, a medieval diminutive of Robert — from Old High German meaning "bright fame." Originally exclusively male (Robin Hood, Robin Goodfellow in Shakespeare), it shifted predominantly to girls in the United States during the 1950s.

Robin peaked as a U.S. girls' name in the late 1950s and 1960s. Robin Wright and Robin Tunney reflect its female usage, while Robin Williams reminded every generation why the name also works beautifully for a man. It's a genuinely unisex name — nature-evocative and bright, like the bird it shares a name with.