Roberta has been given to about 172,330 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1953, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1953, when 4,310 babies were given the name, ranking 90th. The typical living American called Roberta is about 73 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.