Robin

[ChocolateMuffinForTea]

Opinions on Robin (for a little girl)? Can we get away with spelling it like that? Instead of Robyn? I know Robyn is seen as more of the female version but I really prefer Robin!

[Sistafromanuthamista]

One of my faves but I do prefer Robyn and would assume that's how she spells it

[CleverQuacks]

I have a little boy named Robin, I think if you spell it like that you will forever be correcting people.

[KoalaDownUnder]

It is loved on mumsnet but I really don't like it. Don't like the sounds in it, and 'Rob' is a masculine nickname.

[MyNewBearTotoro]

I would spell it Robyn for a girl but Robin is technically a unisex name - in 2014 12% of babies called Robin were girls so it's not so out there!

[ToastVacuum]

Yes, I think you can spell it Robin for a girl.

[Jooni]

I like Robin, dislike the Robyn spelling intensely though so I say go for it! I do prefer it for a boy and would assume boy if I read it with this spelling, but it's very nice for a girl too.

[BaymaxismyHero]

I really like Robyn for a girl. Prefer the Y spelling though. Wish I could have had it but her name would have been along the lines of sam samson so a definite no no.

[reuset]

Robyn spelling does seem to be the spelling most used for girls. But I dislike the 'y' also, agreeing with a pp. It's just ok, I prefer it for a boy, as a nick name for Robert.

Though I must say I had no idea Robyn was in the top 100!

[Sophronia]

I'm not keen, it feels a bit 80s. I agree it's loved on mumsnet though!

[PolarBearGoingSomewhere]

I think the Y spelling makes life much easier for a girl.

[Rockaby]

I like it

[Jonsnowsghost]

I have the Y spelling and even though that is the 'girls' version people often think I'm a man before they meet me! So I don't think it matters either way!

[Izzyathome]

Not for me but it's popular on here so go for it if you like it - I think the Robin spelling is 100% fine for a girl. I think I prefer it.

[mum2be2boys]

I really like the name - I know two in real life who are both lovely girls so that probably helps! Both spell it Robyn though.
I think the Robin spelling is fine for a girl, but it is more commonly used for a boy so you/she would probably need to correct people about the spelling.

[ChippieBeanAndHorro]

It's fine for a girl. Just say it's like the bird ;)?

[NotYoda]

I prefer Robyn, but I know a female Robin

Lovely name

I wonder whether it's used much for boys now