NameTides

Roberta

Roberta was the #2,778 girls' name in the US in 2025 (61 babies), and #1,166 in England & Wales.

Roberta as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Roberta as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Roberta as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,778 (61)#1,166 (28)————
2024#2,749 (62)#1,160 (29)————
2023#2,704 (64)#1,135 (29)————
2022#2,661 (65)#1,245 (26)———#2,553 (7)
2021#3,297 (48)#1,224 (27)——#883 (3)#2,616 (7)
2020#3,607 (41)#1,238 (26)———#2,873 (6)
2019#2,856 (58)#1,252 (26)———#2,374 (8)
2018#2,869 (58)#1,393 (23)———#3,286 (5)
2017#2,964 (55)#1,144 (30)#808 (3)———
2016#2,798 (61)#1,211 (28)——#868 (3)#2,892 (6)
2015#2,810 (62)#1,033 (34)——#896 (3)—
2014#2,648 (66)#1,628 (18)———#3,316 (5)
2013#3,645 (42)#1,324 (25)——#894 (3)—
2012#2,978 (57)#1,184 (28)——#768 (4)#2,158 (9)
2011#2,868 (60)#1,067 (32)———#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1937 at #66.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Roberta is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Roberta by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,190TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Roberta (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RobertaCanadaGirls—too few
RobertaEngland & WalesGirls#1,16628
RobertaIrelandGirls—too few
RobertaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RobertaScotlandGirls—too few
RobertaUSGirls#2,77861
RobertaUSBoys—too few