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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #145, 1980boys
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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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1903—#8468
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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 1999

  • 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: #232 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,234 boysWAIdaho: #268 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,274 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #312 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,423 boysMNIllinois: #163 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 790 boysILWisconsin: #284 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,952 boysWIMichigan: #306 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,180 boysMINew York: #228 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,477 boysNYMassachusetts: #249 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,015 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedRIOregon: #246 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,165 boysORNevada: #142 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 589 boysNVWyoming: 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: #477 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,269 boysINOhio: #464 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,625 boysOHPennsylvania: #299 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,446 boysPANew Jersey: #216 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,581 boysNJConnecticut: #187 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,215 boysCTCalifornia: #90 for boys · 639 births · 1 in 378 boysCAUtah: #339 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,061 boysUTColorado: #179 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 780 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedMOKentucky: #373 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,351 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedWVVirginia: #260 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,732 boysVAMaryland: #333 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,184 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedDEArizona: #138 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 565 boysAZNew Mexico: #163 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 674 boysNMKansas: #252 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,351 boysKSArkansas: #378 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,393 boysARTennessee: #492 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,520 boysTNNorth Carolina: #310 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,969 boysNCSouth Carolina: #530 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,113 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #432 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,890 boysOKLouisiana: #712 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,466 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedMSAlabama: #536 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,157 boysALGeorgia: #277 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,537 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roberto, so not publishedHITexas: #77 for boys · 479 births · 1 in 344 boysTXFlorida: #137 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 678 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#77 · 1 in 344
  2. California#90 · 1 in 378
  3. Florida#137 · 1 in 678
  4. Arizona#138 · 1 in 565
  5. Nevada#142 · 1 in 589

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#774791 in 344
California#906391 in 378
Florida#1371281 in 678
Arizona#138641 in 565
Nevada#142201 in 589
Illinois#1631011 in 790
New Mexico#163161 in 674
Colorado#179351 in 780
Connecticut#187151 in 1,215
New Jersey#216301 in 1,581
New York#228771 in 1,477
Washington#232281 in 1,234
Oregon#246171 in 1,165
Massachusetts#249181 in 2,015
Kansas#252121 in 1,351
Virginia#260231 in 1,732
Idaho#26861 in 1,274
Georgia#277351 in 1,537
Wisconsin#284151 in 1,952
Pennsylvania#299271 in 2,446
Michigan#306271 in 2,180
North Carolina#310251 in 1,969
Minnesota#312121 in 2,423
Maryland#333131 in 2,184
Utah#339101 in 2,061
Kentucky#37371 in 3,351
Arkansas#37861 in 2,393
Oklahoma#43271 in 2,890
Ohio#464151 in 4,625
Indiana#47791 in 4,269
Tennessee#49281 in 4,520
South Carolina#53051 in 4,113
Alabama#53661 in 4,157
Louisiana#71251 in 5,466
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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 1999

girls
#10,345
8 births · 1 in 221,728 girls
boys
#177
1,960 births · 1 in 980 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #10,345Roberto8

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #177Roberto1,960
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 221,728 of them was named Roberto, which outranked 39.0% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roberto
  1. #9,479Zona9
  2. #9,479Zoriah9
  3. #9,479Zyah9
  4. #10,345Roberto8
  5. #10,345Aaleyah8
  6. #10,345Aaliayah8
  7. #10,345Aaliyha8
  8. #11,385Aalliyah7
  9. #11,385Aarika7
  10. #11,385Aashka7

Tied with 1,039 names at #10,345; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 980 of them was named Roberto, which outranked 98.5% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roberto
  1. #173Martin2,036
  2. #175Drew2,009
  3. #176Sergio1,985
  4. #177Roberto1,960
  5. #178Gage1,955
  6. #179Carter1,944
  7. #180Trenton1,943
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →