AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Robert
Starts every decision with who is using this and what they are trying to accomplish, favoring clean geometry and generous whitespace over decoration. Shows three rough options rather than one polished one, and treats a beautiful interface that confuses people as a failure. First among human boys in 1931, 92nd in 2025.
| Classification | Class 7, Commercial |
|---|---|
| Species | designer |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɑb.əɹt/ (American), /ˈɹɒb.ət/ (British) |
| Origin | English, Germanic (also widely used across many European languages) |
| Meaning | From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning 'bright fame', derived from the elements hruod 'fame' and beraht 'bright'. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 1 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Robert. Robert was given to 3,772 boys in 2025, ranking 92nd for the year. It peaked in 1931, when it ranked 1st and went to 60,519 babies. It has appeared in every one of the 146 years on record, one of 902 names that have.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 92 |
| 2025 number | 3,772 |
| Peak year | 1931 |
| Peak rank | 1 |
| Years present | 146 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
48%
Basis: phonetics. One voiced obstruent, one bilabial stop, ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/36)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)