Roberta

Boy · recorded 1914–1990

  • 1990last recorded
  • 1935best year

Most popular in 1935.

Last recorded in 1990. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Roberta.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 72 recorded years as a table
Roberta, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19148
19156
19167
19178
19186
19199
19207
19219
19228
19235
192411
192511
192611
192711
192812
192913
19308
193110
193212
193312
193415
193520
193619
193717
193814
193914
194015
194115
194214
194315
194411
194513
19469
19477
19485
19493
19507
19513
19524
19536
19544
19558
19565
19576
19588
19593
19605
19615
19624
19636
19644
19655
19666
19675
19685
19696
19709
19715
19735
19744
19754
19764
19793
19806
19814
19825
19833
19844
19854
19863
19884
19904

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Roberta isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1990
9
Rank in 1990
#5,382
How rare
1 in 228,226 boys
Since 1914
782

Roberta was last recorded in 1990. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1935, at 20 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Roberta doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.