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

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Peak · boys
1980 · 1,881 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
112,643
since 1897

Roberto over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Roberto has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #145, 1980boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#569519
2024—#552540
2023—#527560
2022—#498612
2021—#506581
2020—#437677
2019—#469634
2018—#444681
2017—#406779
2016—#372893
2015—#358927
2014—#343965
2013—#339954
2012—#3091,074
2011—#2951,131
2010—#2731,272
2009—#2481,417
2008—#2331,580
2007#11,6309#2181,748
2006#17,1685#2161,730
2005—#2041,878
2004—#2021,875
2003#12,4087#2001,873
2002—#1881,995
2001#12,0567#1901,955
2000#13,1546#1871,957
1999#10,3458#1771,960
1998#11,1387#1721,960
1997#9,8028#1751,944
1996#9,5818#1751,919
1995#7,51411#1652,004
1994#7,60411#1621,969
1993#4,99819#1552,081
1992#6,65213#1582,012
1991#5,94915#1532,117
1990#5,06018#1502,096
1989#5,54515#1492,016
1988#3,80524#1681,662
1987#4,47418#1671,627
1986#4,34718#1571,710
1985#6,03111#1591,706
1984#5,89911#1621,673
1983#5,82411#1521,774
1982#7,4698#1501,846
1981#4,96314#1471,927
1980#3,71921#1451,881
1979#4,62615#1551,660
1978#3,92418#1541,609
1977#3,36622#1511,630
1976#4,90512#1561,588
1975#4,37014#1551,557
1974#3,86316#1601,512
1973#4,87111#1651,439
1972#4,09114#1761,405
1971#6,0068#1831,392
1970#4,03814#1961,363
1969#4,72310#1961,329
1968#3,31516#1951,211
1967#4,30010#2021,145
1966#3,74012#2101,104
1965#3,05017#2241,061
1964#3,51514#2301,058
1963#5,8916#2321,048
1962#3,29315#2431,020
1961#5,3097#255948
1960#3,92011#258946
1959#3,25414#267895
1958#3,54312#255931
1957#4,5368#263819
1956#3,69611#266747
1955#4,3768#252745
1954#4,6557#254759
1953#3,9559#261711
1952—#261691
1951#3,7149#262654
1950#3,6629#270597
1949—#281584
1948#4,6516#270601
1947#4,0078#300524
1946#3,9947#290497
1945#3,6767#286438
1944#4,0546#292414
1943#4,1966#315391
1942#4,1246#322352
1941#3,0309#315344
1940#2,9639#320309
1939#4,2505#326285
1938#3,1818#326290
1937#2,73510#315292
1936#2,68910#339263
1935#3,4317#336265
1934—#324281
1933#2,54011#345244
1932#4,4115#337267
1931—#309313
1930#3,6587#285397
1929#2,92110#296354
1928#4,1956#318312
1927#3,8757#326305
1926#3,8737#369250
1925—#378249
1924—#387241
1923#4,9675#388233
1922#4,0117#469172
1921#4,0237#494157
1920—#495148
1919—#64989
1918—#62895
1917#4,0836#67479
1916—#77163
1915—#78559
1914—#80243
1913—#87131
1912—#65941
1911—#85615
1910—#67719
1909—#89311
1908—#65716
1907—#81511
1906—#1,0047
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First appearance
1897

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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedWAIdaho: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,257 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedMNIllinois: #200 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,609 boysILWisconsin: #377 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,791 boysWIMichigan: #333 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,376 boysMINew York: #112 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 730 boysNYMassachusetts: #341 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,135 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedIAIndiana: #476 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,260 boysINOhio: #391 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,376 boysOHPennsylvania: #332 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,741 boysPANew Jersey: #217 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,289 boysNJConnecticut: #236 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,897 boysCTCalifornia: #178 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 1,026 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedDEArizona: #170 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 791 boysAZNew Mexico: #220 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,107 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedHITexas: #81 for boys · 343 births · 1 in 336 boysTXFlorida: #246 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,782 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#81 · 1 in 336
  2. New York#112 · 1 in 730
  3. Arizona#170 · 1 in 791
  4. California#178 · 1 in 1,026
  5. Illinois#200 · 1 in 1,609

Best ever in a state: #27 in Arizona, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#813431 in 336
New York#1122391 in 730
Arizona#170211 in 791
California#1781831 in 1,026
Illinois#200671 in 1,609
Idaho#21451 in 1,257
New Jersey#217271 in 2,289
New Mexico#220111 in 1,107
Connecticut#23691 in 2,897
Florida#246301 in 1,782
Pennsylvania#332191 in 5,741
Michigan#333161 in 5,376
Massachusetts#34161 in 9,135
Wisconsin#37751 in 8,791
Ohio#391141 in 7,376
Indiana#47651 in 10,260
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
83 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1897
  • Peaked 1980 at #145 (1,881 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 35 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 122 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1907–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 930
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 17.8% of all boys named Roberto (20,062) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s6#942 (1897)#942
1900s66#657 (1908)#878
1910s534#628 (1918)#737
1920s2,421#296 (1929)#392
1930s2,897#285 (1930)#324
1940s4,454#270 (1948)#299
1950s7,549#252 (1955)#261
1960s10,870#195 (1968)#225
1970s15,155#151 (1977)#165
1980s17,822#145 (1980)#156
1990s20,062#150 (1990)#164
2000s18,008#187 (2000)#209
2010s9,310#273 (2010)#361
2020s3,489#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 1963

girls
#5,891
6 births · 1 in 321,251 girls
boys
#232
1,048 births · 1 in 1,938 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #5,891Roberto6

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #232Roberto1,048
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 321,251 of them was named Roberto, which outranked 23.1% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roberto
  1. #5,296Xavier7
  2. #5,296Yamile7
  3. #5,296Zenna7
  4. #5,891Roberto6
  5. #5,891Acquanetta6
  6. #5,891Adline6
  7. #5,891Adona6
  8. #6,592Abagail5
  9. #6,592Abigale5
  10. #6,592Adah5

Tied with 700 names at #5,891; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 1,938 of them was named Roberto, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roberto
  1. #229Gerard1,072
  2. #230Roland1,069
  3. #231Jackie1,064
  4. #232Roberto1,048
  5. #233Nathaniel1,026
  6. #234Clayton1,023
  7. #235Oscar1,021
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1963 →