Roberta

Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: Germanic — Feminine form of Robert

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

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#190 in Italy (2024) · #306 in Mexico (2024) · #1,166 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,758 in Austria (2025) · #2,460 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,707 in Ecuador (2025) · #6,832 in France (2023) · #965 in Poland (2022) · #2,553 in Canada (2022) · #883 in Ireland (2021) · #2,171 in Sweden (2019) · #808 in Scotland (2017) and 3 more.

Famous Robertas

Roberta Metsola — President of the European Parliament since 2022 (born 1979)
Roberta Flack — American singer (1937–2025)
Roberta Bondar — Canadian astronaut (born 1945)
Roberta Vinci — Italian tennis player (born 1983)
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 (1940–2018).

Spellings & nicknames

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

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

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