Roberto
Last seen for girls in 2007 at #11,630 · #569 for boys in 2025, 519 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1980 · 1,881 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 112,643since 1897
Roberto over time
Rank among boys' names. Roberto has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | #569 | 519 | |
| 2024 | — | #552 | 540 | |
| 2023 | — | #527 | 560 | |
| 2022 | — | #498 | 612 | |
| 2021 | — | #506 | 581 | |
| 2020 | — | #437 | 677 | |
| 2019 | — | #469 | 634 | |
| 2018 | — | #444 | 681 | |
| 2017 | — | #406 | 779 | |
| 2016 | — | #372 | 893 | |
| 2015 | — | #358 | 927 | |
| 2014 | — | #343 | 965 | |
| 2013 | — | #339 | 954 | |
| 2012 | — | #309 | 1,074 | |
| 2011 | — | #295 | 1,131 | |
| 2010 | — | #273 | 1,272 | |
| 2009 | — | #248 | 1,417 | |
| 2008 | — | #233 | 1,580 | |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #218 | 1,748 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #216 | 1,730 |
| 2005 | — | #204 | 1,878 | |
| 2004 | — | #202 | 1,875 | |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #200 | 1,873 |
| 2002 | — | #188 | 1,995 | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #190 | 1,955 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #187 | 1,957 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #177 | 1,960 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #172 | 1,960 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #175 | 1,944 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #175 | 1,919 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #165 | 2,004 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #162 | 1,969 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #155 | 2,081 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #158 | 2,012 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #153 | 2,117 |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | #150 | 2,096 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #149 | 2,016 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | #168 | 1,662 |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | #167 | 1,627 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #157 | 1,710 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #159 | 1,706 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #162 | 1,673 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #152 | 1,774 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #150 | 1,846 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #147 | 1,927 |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 | #145 | 1,881 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #155 | 1,660 |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | #154 | 1,609 |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | #151 | 1,630 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | #156 | 1,588 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #155 | 1,557 |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | #160 | 1,512 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #165 | 1,439 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #176 | 1,405 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #183 | 1,392 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #196 | 1,363 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #196 | 1,329 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #195 | 1,211 |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #202 | 1,145 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #210 | 1,104 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #224 | 1,061 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #230 | 1,058 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #232 | 1,048 |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | #243 | 1,020 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #255 | 948 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #258 | 946 |
| 1959 | #3,254 | 14 | #267 | 895 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #255 | 931 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #263 | 819 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #266 | 747 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #252 | 745 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #254 | 759 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #261 | 711 |
| 1952 | — | #261 | 691 | |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #262 | 654 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #270 | 597 |
| 1949 | — | #281 | 584 | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #270 | 601 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #300 | 524 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #290 | 497 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #286 | 438 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #292 | 414 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #315 | 391 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #322 | 352 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #315 | 344 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #320 | 309 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #326 | 285 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #326 | 290 |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | #315 | 292 |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | #339 | 263 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #336 | 265 |
| 1934 | — | #324 | 281 | |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #345 | 244 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #337 | 267 |
| 1931 | — | #309 | 313 | |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #285 | 397 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #296 | 354 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #318 | 312 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #326 | 305 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #369 | 250 |
| 1925 | — | #378 | 249 | |
| 1924 | — | #387 | 241 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #388 | 233 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #469 | 172 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #494 | 157 |
| 1920 | — | #495 | 148 | |
| 1919 | — | #649 | 89 | |
| 1918 | — | #628 | 95 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #674 | 79 |
| 1916 | — | #771 | 63 | |
| 1915 | — | #785 | 59 | |
| 1914 | — | #802 | 43 | |
| 1913 | — | #871 | 31 | |
| 1912 | — | #659 | 41 | |
| 1911 | — | #856 | 15 | |
| 1910 | — | #677 | 19 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #657 | 16 | |
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
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| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Roberto! It came in at #942, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1902, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Roberto is popular in 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#53 · 1 in 287
- New Mexico#65 · 1 in 240
- Arizona#97 · 1 in 378
- California#179 · 1 in 1,233
- New York#435 · 1 in 10,709
Best ever in a state: #27 in Arizona, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #53 | 198 | 1 in 287 |
| New Mexico | #65 | 23 | 1 in 240 |
| Arizona | #97 | 12 | 1 in 378 |
| California | #179 | 35 | 1 in 1,233 |
| New York | #435 | 8 | 1 in 10,709 |
| Pennsylvania | #494 | 5 | 1 in 14,722 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Roberto
- 17 spots since 2024 (#552 → #569)
- 132 spots since 2020 (#437 → #569)
- 211 spots since 2015 (#358 → #569)
- Biggest jump: 216 spots in 1910 (#893 → #677)
- Biggest drop: 236 spots in 1909 (#657 → #893)
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1980 at #145 (1,881 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 35 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1907–2025
- Highest: 1 in 930 boys born in 1981 were named Roberto (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,291 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #145 in 1980, was only 1 in 948 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.8% of all boys named Roberto (20,062) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #942 (1897) | #942 |
| 1900s | 66 | #657 (1908) | #878 |
| 1910s | 534 | #628 (1918) | #737 |
| 1920s | 2,421 | #296 (1929) | #392 |
| 1930s | 2,897 | #285 (1930) | #324 |
| 1940s | 4,454 | #270 (1948) | #299 |
| 1950s | 7,549 | #252 (1955) | #261 |
| 1960s | 10,870 | #195 (1968) | #225 |
| 1970s | 15,155 | #151 (1977) | #165 |
| 1980s | 17,822 | #145 (1980) | #156 |
| 1990s | 20,062 | #150 (1990) | #164 |
| 2000s | 18,008 | #187 (2000) | #209 |
| 2010s | 9,310 | #273 (2010) | #361 |
| 2020s | 3,489 | #437 (2020) | #515 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Roberto in 1937
Top girls' names in 1937
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
girls
1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 106,403 of them was named Roberto, which outranked 44.5% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,570Wynelle11
- #2,570Wyvonne11
- #2,570Yoshiko11
- #2,735Roberto10
- #2,735Adda10
- #2,735Adline10
- #2,735Alena10
- #2,940Adah9
- #2,940Adelene9
- #2,940Agness9
Tied with 204 names at #2,735; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 3,653 of them was named Roberto, which outranked 92.2% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).