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Roberta

Pronounced R AH0 B ER1 T AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1953
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Roberta?

Roberta is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 172,267 children — the 250th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1953, when 4,299 children were given it.

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1953Girls: 4,299Boys: 11

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R AH0 B ER1 T AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Roberta

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Roberta

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Roberta?
Roberta ranks 250th among girls' names in US records, with 172,267 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 574.
Is Roberta a unisex name?
No. Roberta is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Roberta most popular?
1953, when 4,299 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.