Roberto
Last seen for girls in 2007 at #11,630 · #569 for boys in 2025, 519 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1980 · 1,881 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 112,643since 1897
Roberto over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Roberto has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #569 | 519 | |
| 2024 | — | #552 | 540 | |
| 2023 | — | #527 | 560 | |
| 2022 | — | #498 | 612 | |
| 2021 | — | #506 | 581 | |
| 2020 | — | #437 | 677 | |
| 2019 | — | #469 | 634 | |
| 2018 | — | #444 | 681 | |
| 2017 | — | #406 | 779 | |
| 2016 | — | #372 | 893 | |
| 2015 | — | #358 | 927 | |
| 2014 | — | #343 | 965 | |
| 2013 | — | #339 | 954 | |
| 2012 | — | #309 | 1,074 | |
| 2011 | — | #295 | 1,131 | |
| 2010 | — | #273 | 1,272 | |
| 2009 | — | #248 | 1,417 | |
| 2008 | — | #233 | 1,580 | |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #218 | 1,748 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #216 | 1,730 |
| 2005 | — | #204 | 1,878 | |
| 2004 | — | #202 | 1,875 | |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #200 | 1,873 |
| 2002 | — | #188 | 1,995 | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #190 | 1,955 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #187 | 1,957 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #177 | 1,960 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #172 | 1,960 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #175 | 1,944 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #175 | 1,919 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #165 | 2,004 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #162 | 1,969 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #155 | 2,081 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #158 | 2,012 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #153 | 2,117 |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | #150 | 2,096 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #149 | 2,016 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | #168 | 1,662 |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | #167 | 1,627 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #157 | 1,710 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #159 | 1,706 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #162 | 1,673 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #152 | 1,774 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #150 | 1,846 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #147 | 1,927 |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 | #145 | 1,881 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #155 | 1,660 |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | #154 | 1,609 |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | #151 | 1,630 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | #156 | 1,588 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #155 | 1,557 |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | #160 | 1,512 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #165 | 1,439 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #176 | 1,405 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #183 | 1,392 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #196 | 1,363 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #196 | 1,329 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #195 | 1,211 |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #202 | 1,145 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #210 | 1,104 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #224 | 1,061 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #230 | 1,058 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #232 | 1,048 |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | #243 | 1,020 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #255 | 948 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #258 | 946 |
| 1959 | #3,254 | 14 | #267 | 895 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #255 | 931 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #263 | 819 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #266 | 747 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #252 | 745 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #254 | 759 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #261 | 711 |
| 1952 | — | #261 | 691 | |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #262 | 654 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #270 | 597 |
| 1949 | — | #281 | 584 | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #270 | 601 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #300 | 524 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #290 | 497 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #286 | 438 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #292 | 414 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #315 | 391 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #322 | 352 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #315 | 344 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #320 | 309 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #326 | 285 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #326 | 290 |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | #315 | 292 |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | #339 | 263 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #336 | 265 |
| 1934 | — | #324 | 281 | |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #345 | 244 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #337 | 267 |
| 1931 | — | #309 | 313 | |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #285 | 397 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #296 | 354 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #318 | 312 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #326 | 305 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #369 | 250 |
| 1925 | — | #378 | 249 | |
| 1924 | — | #387 | 241 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #388 | 233 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #469 | 172 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #494 | 157 |
| 1920 | — | #495 | 148 | |
| 1919 | — | #649 | 89 | |
| 1918 | — | #628 | 95 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #674 | 79 |
| 1916 | — | #771 | 63 | |
| 1915 | — | #785 | 59 | |
| 1914 | — | #802 | 43 | |
| 1913 | — | #871 | 31 | |
| 1912 | — | #659 | 41 | |
| 1911 | — | #856 | 15 | |
| 1910 | — | #677 | 19 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #657 | 16 | |
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1897
The first year at least five boys were named Roberto! It came in at #942, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1902, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Roberto is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Texas#125 · 1 in 496
- California#148 · 1 in 647
- Arizona#149 · 1 in 587
- New Mexico#207 · 1 in 815
- Illinois#211 · 1 in 1,067
Best ever in a state: #27 in Arizona, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #125 | 376 | 1 in 496 |
| California | #148 | 374 | 1 in 647 |
| Arizona | #149 | 68 | 1 in 587 |
| New Mexico | #207 | 13 | 1 in 815 |
| Illinois | #211 | 68 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Nevada | #215 | 17 | 1 in 844 |
| Florida | #231 | 77 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Washington | #286 | 27 | 1 in 1,369 |
| New Jersey | #298 | 25 | 1 in 1,785 |
| Georgia | #311 | 35 | 1 in 1,686 |
| Connecticut | #320 | 8 | 1 in 1,912 |
| Idaho | #320 | 7 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Kansas | #342 | 10 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Iowa | #349 | 9 | 1 in 1,758 |
| Nebraska | #363 | 6 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Alabama | #369 | 12 | 1 in 2,013 |
| Arkansas | #377 | 8 | 1 in 1,878 |
| North Carolina | #377 | 24 | 1 in 2,243 |
| Virginia | #381 | 18 | 1 in 2,342 |
| Maryland | #390 | 13 | 1 in 2,212 |
| Colorado | #392 | 14 | 1 in 2,053 |
| New York | #392 | 42 | 1 in 2,565 |
| Oregon | #399 | 9 | 1 in 2,146 |
| Wisconsin | #403 | 12 | 1 in 2,392 |
| Utah | #429 | 10 | 1 in 2,299 |
| Indiana | #432 | 14 | 1 in 2,670 |
| Kentucky | #436 | 8 | 1 in 2,928 |
| Oklahoma | #457 | 9 | 1 in 2,384 |
| Massachusetts | #462 | 9 | 1 in 3,451 |
| Pennsylvania | #471 | 18 | 1 in 3,451 |
| South Carolina | #473 | 8 | 1 in 2,713 |
| Michigan | #475 | 16 | 1 in 3,085 |
| Tennessee | #544 | 10 | 1 in 3,632 |
| Minnesota | #571 | 7 | 1 in 4,172 |
| Missouri | #663 | 7 | 1 in 4,780 |
| Louisiana | #689 | 6 | 1 in 4,173 |
| Ohio | #958 | 7 | 1 in 8,950 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 17 spots since 2024 (#552 → #569)
- 132 spots since 2020 (#437 → #569)
- 211 spots since 2015 (#358 → #569)
- Biggest jump: 216 spots in 1910 (#893 → #677)
- Biggest drop: 236 spots in 1909 (#657 → #893)
Rise & fade · boys
83 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1980 at #145 (1,881 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 35 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 122 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1907–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 930
- Highest: 1 in 930 boys born in 1981 were named Roberto (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,291 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #145 in 1980, was only 1 in 948 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 17.8% of all boys named Roberto (20,062) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #942 (1897) | #942 |
| 1900s | 66 | #657 (1908) | #878 |
| 1910s | 534 | #628 (1918) | #737 |
| 1920s | 2,421 | #296 (1929) | #392 |
| 1930s | 2,897 | #285 (1930) | #324 |
| 1940s | 4,454 | #270 (1948) | #299 |
| 1950s | 7,549 | #252 (1955) | #261 |
| 1960s | 10,870 | #195 (1968) | #225 |
| 1970s | 15,155 | #151 (1977) | #165 |
| 1980s | 17,822 | #145 (1980) | #156 |
| 1990s | 20,062 | #150 (1990) | #164 |
| 2000s | 18,008 | #187 (2000) | #209 |
| 2010s | 9,310 | #273 (2010) | #361 |
| 2020s | 3,489 | #437 (2020) | #515 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Roberto in 2009
boys
#248
1,417 births · 1 in 1,400 boys
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,400 of them was named Roberto, which outranked 98.3% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Roberto
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.