Roberta
#2,778 for girls in 2025, 61 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #5,382
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1936 · 3,467 births
- Debut · girls
- 34 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 171,548since 1880
Roberta over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,778 | 61 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,749 | 62 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,704 | 64 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,661 | 65 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,297 | 48 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,607 | 41 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,856 | 58 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,869 | 58 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,964 | 55 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,798 | 61 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,810 | 62 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,648 | 66 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,645 | 42 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,978 | 57 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,868 | 60 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,516 | 45 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,013 | 38 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,779 | 42 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,992 | 59 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,701 | 66 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,969 | 54 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,265 | 46 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,412 | 42 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,467 | 64 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,259 | 71 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,332 | 66 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,038 | 76 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,789 | 87 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,638 | 96 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,498 | 108 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,474 | 108 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,380 | 119 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,174 | 149 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,095 | 164 | — | |
| 1991 | #988 | 190 | — | |
| 1990 | #939 | 202 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #816 | 232 | — | |
| 1988 | #857 | 209 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #700 | 261 | — | |
| 1986 | #647 | 284 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #640 | 290 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #580 | 315 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #549 | 335 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #494 | 412 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #463 | 462 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #444 | 481 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #423 | 494 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #393 | 529 | — | |
| 1977 | #373 | 575 | — | |
| 1976 | #347 | 617 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #331 | 670 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #291 | 820 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #282 | 867 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #270 | 978 | — | |
| 1971 | #253 | 1,169 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #228 | 1,375 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #207 | 1,506 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #206 | 1,492 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #195 | 1,620 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #180 | 1,819 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #167 | 2,129 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #172 | 2,277 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #169 | 2,322 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #159 | 2,532 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #162 | 2,561 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #149 | 2,843 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #142 | 3,079 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #133 | 3,302 | #1,953 | 17 |
| 1957 | #121 | 3,707 | #2,274 | 13 |
| 1956 | #116 | 3,866 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #113 | 3,783 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | #102 | 4,043 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #90 | 4,299 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #88 | 4,228 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #92 | 3,979 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #96 | 3,630 | #2,111 | 13 |
| 1949 | #97 | 3,660 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #101 | 3,667 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #90 | 4,261 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #86 | 4,016 | #1,884 | 15 |
| 1945 | #75 | 3,602 | #1,581 | 18 |
| 1944 | #70 | 3,744 | #1,810 | 15 |
| 1943 | #66 | 4,169 | #1,486 | 22 |
| 1942 | #66 | 4,105 | #1,629 | 19 |
| 1941 | #72 | 3,396 | #1,633 | 18 |
| 1940 | #71 | 3,431 | #1,680 | 17 |
| 1939 | #71 | 3,409 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | #73 | 3,547 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #66 | 3,568 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #64 | 3,467 | #1,505 | 20 |
| 1935 | #77 | 3,180 | #1,494 | 21 |
| 1934 | #104 | 2,371 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #112 | 2,039 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #109 | 2,243 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1931 | #121 | 1,955 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #125 | 1,952 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #126 | 1,971 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #127 | 1,923 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #122 | 2,232 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #135 | 1,877 | #2,436 | 12 |
| 1925 | #147 | 1,759 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #147 | 1,772 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1923 | #152 | 1,658 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #150 | 1,659 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #148 | 1,732 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #144 | 1,636 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #144 | 1,552 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #142 | 1,680 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #149 | 1,426 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #155 | 1,313 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #161 | 1,156 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #158 | 921 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #155 | 755 | — | |
| 1912 | #157 | 693 | — | |
| 1911 | #170 | 441 | — | |
| 1910 | #164 | 433 | — | |
| 1909 | #171 | 353 | — | |
| 1908 | #190 | 296 | — | |
| 1907 | #187 | 291 | — | |
| 1906 | #202 | 233 | — | |
| 1905 | #195 | 243 | — | |
| 1904 | #209 | 211 | — | |
| 1903 | #205 | 205 | — | |
| 1902 | #226 | 176 | — | |
| 1901 | #222 | 165 | — | |
| 1900 | #225 | 199 | — | |
| 1899 | #233 | 140 | — | |
| 1898 | #245 | 144 | — | |
| 1897 | #249 | 130 | — | |
| 1896 | #271 | 113 | — | |
| 1895 | #241 | 130 | — | |
| 1894 | #255 | 116 | — | |
| 1893 | #300 | 82 | — | |
| 1892 | #292 | 86 | — | |
| 1891 | #261 | 88 | — | |
| 1890 | #262 | 91 | — | |
| 1889 | #280 | 73 | — | |
| 1888 | #269 | 74 | — | |
| 1887 | #264 | 64 | — | |
| 1886 | #241 | 72 | — | |
| 1885 | #296 | 45 | — | |
| 1884 | #263 | 55 | — | |
| 1883 | #261 | 48 | — | |
| 1882 | #296 | 35 | — | |
| 1881 | #247 | 41 | — | |
| 1880 | #265 | 34 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Roberta was already there! It came in at #265, and was given to 34 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 49 girls a year got the name.
Where Roberta is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#53 · 1 in 212
- Alaska#91 · 1 in 299
- West Virginia#122 · 1 in 530
- Montana#124 · 1 in 431
- Idaho#125 · 1 in 474
Best ever in a state: #22 in Wyoming, 1940.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #53 | 36 | 1 in 212 |
| Alaska | #91 | 7 | 1 in 299 |
| West Virginia | #122 | 23 | 1 in 530 |
| Montana | #124 | 9 | 1 in 431 |
| Idaho | #125 | 10 | 1 in 474 |
| South Dakota | #131 | 8 | 1 in 478 |
| North Dakota | #133 | 8 | 1 in 494 |
| Colorado | #160 | 23 | 1 in 684 |
| Hawaii | #160 | 9 | 1 in 495 |
| Arizona | #168 | 21 | 1 in 689 |
| Wisconsin | #171 | 30 | 1 in 917 |
| New Hampshire | #180 | 5 | 1 in 890 |
| Pennsylvania | #184 | 72 | 1 in 1,002 |
| Oregon | #189 | 15 | 1 in 842 |
| Maine | #193 | 7 | 1 in 935 |
| Minnesota | #210 | 19 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Ohio | #214 | 65 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Washington | #222 | 18 | 1 in 1,066 |
| Indiana | #242 | 29 | 1 in 1,277 |
| Michigan | #244 | 45 | 1 in 1,375 |
| Oklahoma | #254 | 13 | 1 in 1,254 |
| Maryland | #257 | 14 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Massachusetts | #261 | 19 | 1 in 1,801 |
| California | #262 | 103 | 1 in 1,331 |
| Illinois | #265 | 50 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Virginia | #269 | 18 | 1 in 1,645 |
| Iowa | #270 | 10 | 1 in 1,743 |
| Nebraska | #272 | 6 | 1 in 1,559 |
| Missouri | #282 | 19 | 1 in 1,646 |
| New Jersey | #296 | 24 | 1 in 1,697 |
| Florida | #299 | 26 | 1 in 1,711 |
| District of Columbia | #308 | 5 | 1 in 1,481 |
| Connecticut | #320 | 8 | 1 in 1,978 |
| North Carolina | #324 | 17 | 1 in 2,159 |
| Kansas | #335 | 6 | 1 in 2,054 |
| Texas | #337 | 52 | 1 in 1,853 |
| New York | #344 | 54 | 1 in 2,053 |
| Kentucky | #346 | 10 | 1 in 2,375 |
| South Carolina | #346 | 9 | 1 in 2,134 |
| Tennessee | #356 | 11 | 1 in 2,573 |
| Mississippi | #397 | 7 | 1 in 2,476 |
| Georgia | #434 | 11 | 1 in 3,271 |
| Louisiana | #533 | 7 | 1 in 3,789 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Roberta
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 29 spots since 2024 (#2,749 → #2,778)
- 829 spots since 2020 (#3,607 → #2,778)
- 32 spots since 2015 (#2,810 → #2,778)
- Biggest jump: 55 spots in 1886 (#296 → #241)
- Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1988 (#700 → #857)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1936 at #64 (3,467 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 31 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 18 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1935–1947
- Top 1,000: 112 yrs · run 1880–1991
Share of babies · girls
1 in 298
- Highest: 1 in 298 girls born in 1937 were named Roberta (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 26,349 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #64 in 1936, was only 1 in 300 (0.33%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 22.2% of all girls named Roberta (38,051) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 541 | #241 (1886) | #268 |
| 1890s | 1,120 | #233 (1899) | #261 |
| 1900s | 2,372 | #171 (1909) | #203 |
| 1910s | 10,370 | #142 (1918) | #156 |
| 1920s | 18,219 | #122 (1927) | #140 |
| 1930s | 27,731 | #64 (1936) | #92 |
| 1940s | 38,051 | #66 (1943) | #79 |
| 1950s | 37,916 | #88 (1952) | #109 |
| 1960s | 21,101 | #149 (1960) | #177 |
| 1970s | 8,094 | #228 (1970) | #319 |
| 1980s | 3,281 | #444 (1980) | #619 |
| 1990s | 1,299 | #939 (1990) | #1,401 |
| 2000s | 548 | #2,259 (2001) | #3,019 |
| 2010s | 564 | #2,648 (2014) | #2,995 |
| 2020s | 341 | #2,661 (2022) | #2,966 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Roberta in 1972
girls
#270
978 births · 1 in 1,555 girls
Top girls' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,555 of them was named Roberta, which outranked 97.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Roberta
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.