Roberta
About Roberta
Roberta has been one of the most successful feminization names, up at #64 in 1936. It's a name that's found all over children's lit, often nicknamed Bobbie or Robbie, though Bertie is another possibility. Notable bearers have included singers Roberta Flack and Roberta Peters--plus it's the birth name of Joni Mitchell.
As of October 2026, Roberta ranked #2809 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #64 in 1936.
Editor's take: The name Roberta is a girl's name of English origin meaning "bright fame".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,677 | 66 | 36.9 |
| 2015 | #2,840 | 62 | 34.7 |
| 2016 | #2,821 | 61 | 34.4 |
| 2017 | #3,008 | 55 | 31.9 |
| 2018 | #2,896 | 58 | 34.1 |
| 2019 | #2,885 | 58 | 34.6 |
| 2020 | #3,663 | 41 | 25.4 |
| 2021 | #3,327 | 48 | 29.3 |
| 2022 | #2,679 | 65 | 39.6 |
| 2023 | #2,727 | 64 | 39.9 |
| 2024 | #2,760 | 62 | 38.3 |
| 2025 | #2,809 | 61 | 38 |
Similar names
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Roberta on lists
Famous Robertas
- Roberta Cleopatra Flack
American singer
- Roberta Peters
American coloratura soprano
- Roberta Bondar
first Canadian woman astronaut
- Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell
Canadian singer,songwriter
- Roberta Lee Streeter
birth name of American singer Bobbie Gentry
- Roberta Vinci
Italian tennis player
- Roberta Smith
American art critic
- Roberta "Maisie" Biden
granddaughter of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
Roberta in pop culture
- Roberta "Bertie" Robinson
character in movie "The Swiss Family Robinson"
- Roberta Quimby
sister of Ramona Quimby in novels by Beverly Cleary
- Roberta "Robbie" Stevenson
character on TV's "The Journey of Allen Strange"
- Roberta Kittleson
character on TV's "The Practice"
- "Gowns by Roberta
" novel by Alice Duer Miller, basis for 1935 movie "Roberta"
- Roberta "Bobbie"
character in E Nesbit's "The Railway Children"
- Robert "Bobby" Ellis
character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- April Roberta Ludgate
Dwyer, character on "Parks and Recreation"
Variations & nicknames
- RobiaSlavic
- RobiSlavic
- RobyaSlavic
- RoberteFrench
- BertaCzech
- RobertinaFrench
- RobineFrench
- RoberthaGerman
- ErtaPolish
- RobaCzech
- RobieSlavic
- BobinaCzech
- BertungaSpanish
- BerthaSpanish
- RupertaGerman