How Many People Are Named Roberta?
people named Roberta are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,687 people in the US has this name
Based on 172,330 babies named Roberta in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,310 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of ROBERT.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Roberta (99.6%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Roberta alive today is about 69 years old, and 79% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 61 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Roberta first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1953, to 4,310 babies. In 2025, 61 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Roberta never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #64, in 1936, and it was in the top 100 in 18 years between 1935 and 1953. In 2025 it ranked #2,809.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,809 |
| Best rank | #64 (1936) |
| Years in the top 100 | 18 (1935 to 1953) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #81 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Roberta alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Roberta were born in California than in any other state: about 9,284 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Roberta was given 2.4 times as often in Alaska, 2.1 times in Montana and 2 times in Wyoming.
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