Roberta
Meaning
feminine form of Robert, 'bright fame'
Roberta around the world
One shared root links 8 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from Germanic Hrodebert, hrod "fame" + beraht "bright"
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Roberta peaked in the 1930s and the 1950s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
142,164 people · the #238 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,429 · median age 35
Among people named Roberta living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 1,598 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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.
The Roberta deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Roberta truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Roberta fits with your family’s names and surname.
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