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Roberta

girl name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
3
Peak era
1930s/1950s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

feminine form of Robert, 'bright fame'

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Roberta across languages

One shared root links 8 names across 3 languages.

Shared root: from Germanic Hrodebert, hrod "fame" + beraht "bright"

The constellation

RobertaEnglish · feminine formRobertEnglishRobertoItalian

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How popular is Roberta around the world?

In the United States, 341 babies were named Roberta between 2020 and 2025. At the 2022 census, 142,164 people in Brazil were named Roberta, the 238th most common name, with a median age of 35.

Roberta is on the official records of the United States, Brazil, Mexico City, South Australia, Chile, England and Wales, Montevideo, Austria, Spain and Argentina.

United States

1 in 64,000

In the United States, 341 babies were named Roberta between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 1930s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Roberta peaked in the 1930s and the 1950s in nearly equal measure. Roberta went to 27,881 US babies in the 1930s, its high point before 1940, and to 905 across the 2010s and 2020s together.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Brazil

1 in 1,400

At the 2022 census, 142,164 people in Brazil were named Roberta, the 238th most common name, with a median age of 35.
Among people named Roberta living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

1930speak 1980s2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 1,598 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Mexico City City

1 in 3,800

In Mexico City, there were 31 registrations of Roberta in 2022.

2000peak 2020

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (3 registrations through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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South Australia

1 in 9,200 · 2017

In South Australia, 2 girls were registered as Roberta in 2017.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Chile

1 in 9,900

In Chile, 18 girls were registered as Roberta in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.

1920peak 2007

share of that year’s name registrations

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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England and Wales

1 in 21,000

In England and Wales, 28 girls named Roberta were born in 2025, ranked 1,166th among girls that year.

peak 19962025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Montevideo City

1 in 25,000 · 2011

In Montevideo, 1 girl named Roberta was born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Austria

1 in 38,000

In Austria, 2 girls named Roberta were born in 2025, ranked 1,305th among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Spain

1 in 38,000

In Spain, 1,173 residents are named Roberta, ranked 1,355th among women, with a mean age of 43.4 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Argentina

1 in 51,000

In Argentina, 13 newborns were given the name Roberta in 2024.

peak 20122024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Canada

last on record 2023

Roberta is not on the 2024 record for Canada, where names under 5 in a year are excluded at source.

peak 19922024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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Ireland

last on record 2021

Roberta is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.

1964peak 19902025

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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New Zealand

last on record 1977

Roberta is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.

1900peak 19382025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Poland

last on record 2022

Roberta is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Scotland

last on record 2017

Roberta is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.

peak 19752024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Not on the record in Puerto Rico: that registry withholds small counts, so rare uses may sit below its floor.

Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Roberta

Most people given the name Roberta in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Roberta you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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