Roberts
- Last seen for boys in 1999 at #8,704
- Peak · boys
- 1913 · 9 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 422since 1913
Roberts over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Roberts has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
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.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 1999 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | — | |
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| 1996 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | — | |
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| 1992 | — | |
| 1991 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | — | |
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| 1982 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | — | |
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| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1964 | — | |
| 1963 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | — | |
| 1955 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1953 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | — | |
| 1938 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | #2,240 | 14 |
| 1921 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,945 | 9 |
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First appearance
1913
The first year at least five boys were named Roberts! It came in at #1,945, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1931, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Roberts is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Roberts in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1999
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1913 at #1,945 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1931, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 56,952
- Highest: 1 in 56,952 boys born in 1913 were named Roberts (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 320,025 boys born in 1999 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 23.2% of all boys named Roberts (98) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 63 | #1,945 (1913) | #2,625 |
| 1920s | 98 | #2,240 (1922) | #2,875 |
| 1930s | 46 | #2,293 (1930) | #2,967 |
| 1940s | 62 | #2,145 (1942) | #2,843 |
| 1950s | 48 | #2,367 (1951) | #3,061 |
| 1960s | 50 | #2,270 (1965) | #3,129 |
| 1970s | 26 | #3,963 (1971) | #4,553 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,385 (1982) | #6,385 |
| 1990s | 24 | #5,823 (1990) | #7,908 |
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.
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