Roberta
Girl name · #2780 in 2025 · Very rare
Roberta is currently the #2780 girl name in the United States — 61 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2810, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 29,508 girls born in 2025 was named Roberta.
Babies named Roberta per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Roberta first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 34 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1953, when 4,299 girls were named Roberta — good for #90 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Roberta in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Roberta is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Roberta will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Roberta is most common
State-level data for Roberta is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Roberta
Statistically, parents drawn to Roberta tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rosetta, Marta, Pamela, Rita, and Marcia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Roberta | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2778 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2749 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2704 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2661 |
| 2021 | 48 | #3297 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3607 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2856 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2869 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2964 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2798 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2810 |
| 2014 | 66 | #2648 |
| 2013 | 42 | #3645 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2978 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2868 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3516 |
| 2009 | 38 | #4013 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3779 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2992 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2701 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2969 |
| 2004 | 46 | #3265 |
| 2003 | 42 | #3412 |
| 2002 | 64 | #2467 |
| 2001 | 71 | #2259 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Roberta a popular girl name?
Roberta ranked #2780 among girls in 2025 with 61 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2810.
When was the name Roberta most popular?
Roberta peaked in 1953, when 4,299 American girls received the name (ranked #90 that year). Since 1953 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Roberta?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 29,508 newborn American girls was named Roberta. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.