Robin ranks at #896 with 132 entries, registered as gender-neutral. The name is from the Old French Robin, a diminutive of Robert that became a standalone English given name and also the bird's name (the European robin and the American robin both carry the same English label). On a pet registry the gender-neutral mark is the most striking feature — Robin sits cleanly across both registers.
The gender-neutral name register
Robin sits with Charlie, Sam, and Sandy in the unisex pet pocket. The naming logic skews toward households who don't want to commit the dog's name to a gender register — useful for rescues whose paperwork came through unclear, or simply for owners who prefer the ambiguity.
The Robin Williams overlay
For a slice of registry Robins, the conscious reference is Robin Williams, the comedian and actor whose 2014 death prompted a small wave of tribute pet-names. The cohort skews toward households who grew up with Mrs. Doubtfire, Aladdin, and Good Will Hunting.
Sound and breed lean
Two syllables, front-stressed (RAH-bin), with the warm opening and crisp N-ending. Excellent close-range recall. The name lands flat across breeds — Labs, Goldens, mixed rescues, and small companion breeds. The human Robin page shows steady decline through the 2000s with a tribute bump in 2014-2015.