Roberta

Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: Variant of Robert (from Germanic)

Nicknames: Bobby, Robbie, Robby, Bobbie, Bobbi

Girl's name · #2809 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Roberta is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1936, when it ranked #64. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 172,000 girls since 1880, ranked #2809 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Roberta ranks in other countries and regions.

#503 in Mexico (2024) · #1,189 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,758 in Austria (2025) · #2,460 in Switzerland (2025).

Famous Robertas

Roberta Metsola — Maltese politician (born 1979)
Roberta Flack — American singer (1937–2025)
Roberta Bondar — Canadian astronaut
Roberta Vinci — Italian female tennis player
Roberta Williams — American video game designer (born 1953)

In stories & tradition

Roberta Tubbs — The Cleveland Show (TV series)
Roberta Sparrow^hu — Donnie Darko (film)
Roberta Quimby — Ramona (novel series)

What Robertas become

Among 722 notable people named Roberta:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roberta Perkins, Australian sociologist and trans rights activist.

Spellings & nicknames

About 200 boys a year are given Bobby as their full name, 83 girls Bobbi, 69 girls Bobbie, and 40 girls Robbie.

Similar names: Robbie · Geraldine · Roxanna · Juanita · Yvonne · Charlene

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