How come all of Batman's sidekicks are named Robin?

Robin was created to be a junior counterpart to Batman. In order words a kid superhero or a kid that fights with a Superhero. After Bill Finger, Bob Cane and Jerry Robinson created robin, comic book sales doubled and the public were pleased with this boy wonder and the new dynamic duo, caped crusaders, etc etc. read more

Creating a new sidekick for Batman will be too risky and sticking to the current IP of Robin is always the way to go. At the present moment, Batman and all his Robin’s are alive and have a totally unhealthy disfunctional relationship with him. read more

Which meant he had no one to talk to. Which made writing comic book exposition a real pain in the butt. Enter Robin! Kids loved him, sales were great, and the world came to know them as the Dynamic Duo: Batman and Robin. And Robin. And Robin. And Robin. And that other Robin. And all those other Robins over there. read more

Although Robin is best known as Batman's sidekick, the Robins have also been members of the superhero group the Teen Titans—with the original Robin, Dick Grayson, as a founding member and the group's leader and with Tim Drake as the team leader as of 2012. read more