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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#122 · 1 in 467
- Montana#181 · 1 in 706
- New Mexico#198 · 1 in 932
- Wisconsin#429 · 1 in 3,582
- Minnesota#467 · 1 in 3,943
Best ever in a state: #22 in Wyoming, 1940.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #122 | 7 | 1 in 467 |
| Montana | #181 | 5 | 1 in 706 |
| New Mexico | #198 | 10 | 1 in 932 |
| Wisconsin | #429 | 8 | 1 in 3,582 |
| Minnesota | #467 | 7 | 1 in 3,943 |
| New York | #753 | 18 | 1 in 6,336 |
| Texas | #801 | 19 | 1 in 6,752 |
| Pennsylvania | #858 | 7 | 1 in 9,987 |
| Illinois | #879 | 9 | 1 in 8,189 |
| Florida | #946 | 8 | 1 in 9,115 |
| Ohio | #946 | 6 | 1 in 11,438 |
| California | #1,038 | 23 | 1 in 9,932 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1936 at #64 (3,467 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 31 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1935–1947
- Top 1,000: 112 yrs · run 1880–1991
- 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
- 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 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 8,521 of them was named Roberta, which outranked 93.8% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 273,469 of them was named Roberta, which outranked 32.3% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,200Zakariah8
- #5,200Zan8
- #5,200Zubair8
- #5,751Roberta7
- #5,751Aakash7
- #5,751Abdias7
- #5,751Abelino7
- #6,426Abdon6
- #6,426Abdrew6
- #6,426Abed6
Tied with 674 names at #5,751; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.