The first name Roberta

In 2025, 28 girls were named Roberta, making it the 1,166th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 48 births (#526).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Roberta with other names.

In 2025, 61 girls born in the United States were named Roberta, the 2,809th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1953, when 4,299 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Spelled Roberta in Catalan, Italian and Polish too.

Nicknames for Roberta

• Bobbie
• Bobby
• Robbie
• Robby
• Robbi
• Bobbi

• Roberta Flack
  American singer (1937–2025)
• Roberta Bondar
  Canadian astronaut, born 1945
• Roberta Williams
  American video game designer (b. 1953)
• Roberta Peters
  American operatic soprano (1930-2017)
• Roberta Cowell
  British racing driver and fighter pilot (1918–2011)
• Roberta Alexander
  American operatic soprano, 1949–2025
• Roberta Collins
  American actress (1944-2008)
• Roberta Ratzke
  Brazilian volleyball player, born 1990
• Roberta Maxwell
  Canadian actress, born 1941
• Roberta Haynes
  American actress (1927–2019)
• Roberta Smith
  American art critic, born 1947
• Roberta Kelly
  American musician, born 1942

What does the name Roberta mean?

By surface analysis, Robert + -a.

How popular is the name Roberta?

In 2025, 28 girls born in England and Wales were named Roberta, ranking 1,166th. Its peak was 1996, with 48 births.

What are nicknames for Roberta?

Common nicknames for Roberta include Bobbie, Bobby, Robbie, Robby, Robbi, Bobbi.

Is Roberta a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 172,330 US babies named Roberta since 1880 were girls.

When was Roberta most popular?

1953 in the United States, when 4,299 babies were named Roberta, its highest rank at 90th.