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Girl name

Roberta

/ɹəˈbɝtə/ · 100% girls · 61 born in 2025

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.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɹəˈbɝtə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 107,777
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Roberta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1953 · 4,310
  • Born in 202561
  • All time172,330
  • England & Wales, 202528

How popular is Roberta?

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.

Names that sound like Roberta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rosetta0.79
  2. Alberta0.74
  3. Berta0.74
  4. Loretta0.68
  5. Oleta0.68
  6. Reta0.63
  7. Rosita0.63
  8. Rosella0.62

Middle names for Roberta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Roberta Louise0.85
  2. Roberta June0.84
  3. Roberta Pearl0.84
  4. Roberta Quinn0.84
  5. Roberta Nell0.84
  6. Roberta Wren0.83

Sibling names for Roberta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Eileensister · 0.98
  2. Elainesister · 0.97
  3. Sylviasister · 0.96
  4. Tommybrother · 0.96
  5. Waynebrother · 0.94
  6. Frederickbrother · 0.94

Where Roberta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. Texas0.01%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Roberta White0.80
  2. Roberta Nguyen0.80
  3. Roberta Moore0.80
  4. Roberta Lee0.80
  5. Roberta Hill0.80
  6. Roberta Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Roberta

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Roberta across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.