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By Madison Dresler · Sep 2026

Roberta

OriginFeminine variation of Robert, English from German
Meaning"bright fame"
GenderGirl
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About Roberta

Variation of Bobbie

As of September 2026, Roberta ranked #2809 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #64 in 1936.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#3,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#2,6776636.9
2015#2,8406234.7
2016#2,8216134.4
2017#3,0085531.9
2018#2,8965834.1
2019#2,8855834.6
2020#3,6634125.4
2021#3,3274829.3
2022#2,6796539.6
2023#2,7276439.9
2024#2,7606238.3
2025#2,8096138
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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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

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