Roberta
A feminine of Robert, Germanic for “bright fame.”
1953peak year
No. 64best rank (1936)
172,330babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Roberta appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 18 different years between 1935 and 1953. Its biggest year was 1953, when 4,299 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 90 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1936, at No. 64. All told, 172,330 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 541 | No. 241 |
| 1890s | 1,120 | No. 233 |
| 1900s | 2,372 | No. 171 |
| 1910s | 10,370 | No. 142 |
| 1920s | 18,219 | No. 122 |
| 1930s | 27,731 | No. 64 |
| 1940s | 38,051 | No. 66 |
| 1950s | 37,916 | No. 88 |
| 1960s | 21,101 | No. 149 |
| 1970s | 8,094 | No. 228 |
| 1980s | 3,281 | No. 444 |
| 1990s | 1,299 | No. 939 |
| 2000s | 548 | No. 2259 |
| 2010s | 564 | No. 2648 |
| 2020s | 341 | No. 2661 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.