Roberta Name Popularity

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How popular is Roberta?

Ranking 2,913th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Roberta is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Roberta has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 64, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1936.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1953 with 4,299 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Roberta was 34 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Roberta occurred roughly during the years 1882-1886, 1887-1890, 1891-1895, 1896-1900, 1904-1918, 1923-1927, 1931-1936, 1939-1942, and 1944-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1953-1961, 1962-1976, 1980-1983, 1985-1988, 1989-1994, and 1996-2003.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Roberta be?

The popularity trend for Roberta has been moving downward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Roberta for their newborn has risen.

The name Roberta is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Roberta has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Roberta (Girl)		Roberta (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		57	2,913	< 5	--
2017		54	3,027	< 5	--
2016		61	2,817	< 5	--
2015		62	2,833	< 5	--
2014		66	2,676	< 5	--
2013		42	3,683	< 5	--
2012		57	2,992	< 5	--
2011		59	2,933	< 5	--
2010		45	3,559	< 5	--
2009		38	4,084	< 5	--
2008		42	3,837	< 5	--
2007		59	3,021	< 5	--
2006		66	2,718	< 5	--
2005		54	2,995	< 5	--
2004		46	3,316	< 5	--
2003		42	3,453	< 5	--
2002		64	2,490	< 5	--
2001		71	2,281	< 5	--
2000		66	2,368	< 5	--
1999		76	2,045	< 5	--
1998		87	1,797	< 5	--
1997		96	1,649	< 5	--
1996		108	1,502	< 5	--
1995		108	1,480	< 5	--
1994		119	1,386	< 5	--
1993		149	1,177	< 5	--
1992		164	1,099	< 5	--
1991		190	989	< 5	--
1990		202	942	9	5,717
1989		232	821	< 5	--
1988		209	857	7	6,287
1987		261	700	< 5	--
1986		284	648	6	6,554
1985		289	643	7	5,635
1984		315	581	8	4,873
1983		335	552	5	7,092
1982		412	495	9	4,512
1981		462	464	7	5,367
1980		481	446	11	3,791
1979		494	423	5	6,861
1978		529	393	< 5	--
1977		575	373	< 5	--
1976		617	348	7	4,811
1975		670	332	7	4,681
1974		820	292	7	4,535
1973		865	283	8	3,982
1972		978	270	< 5	--
1971		1,169	253	8	3,888
1970		1,375	228	16	2,380
1969		1,506	207	11	2,828
1968		1,491	206	8	3,310
1967		1,620	195	10	2,738
1966		1,817	180	10	2,745
1965		2,130	167	10	2,736
1964		2,278	172	8	3,235
1963		2,323	169	12	2,507
1962		2,529	159	9	3,003
1961		2,560	162	10	2,860
1960		2,843	149	10	2,832
1959		3,082	142	7	3,529
1958		3,297	133	17	2,006
1957		3,706	121	13	2,356
1956		3,868	116	10	2,758
1955		3,780	113	17	1,962
1954		4,046	102	9	2,911
1953		4,299	90	11	2,506
1952		4,227	88	8	3,060
1951		3,979	92	6	3,651
1950		3,630	96	13	2,182
1949		3,659	97	6	3,629
1948		3,667	101	9	2,755
1947		4,260	90	13	2,233
1946		4,016	86	15	1,935
1945		3,601	75	18	1,621
1944		3,744	70	15	1,871
1943		4,168	66	22	1,518
1942		4,105	66	19	1,670
1941		3,396	72	18	1,677
1940		3,432	71	17	1,730
1939		3,410	71	16	1,781
1938		3,547	73	16	1,799
1937		3,568	66	18	1,676
1936		3,465	64	20	1,532
1935		3,180	77	21	1,534
1934		2,373	104	16	1,844
1933		2,038	112	11	2,339
1932		2,244	109	13	2,171
1931		1,953	121	10	2,612
1930		1,951	125	9	2,968
1929		1,971	126	14	2,175
1928		1,924	127	13	2,367
1927		2,231	122	12	2,501
1926		1,877	135	12	2,538
1925		1,759	147	12	2,558
1924		1,773	147	12	2,599
1923		1,658	152	5	4,776
1922		1,659	150	9	3,202
1921		1,732	148	10	2,949
1920		1,636	144	7	3,756
1919		1,552	144	9	3,077
1918		1,680	142	6	4,085
1917		1,426	149	7	3,484
1916		1,313	155	6	3,811
1915		1,156	161	5	4,293
1914		921	158	5	3,655
1913		755	155	< 5	--
1912		693	157	< 5	--
1911		441	171	< 5	--
1910		433	164	< 5	--
1909		353	171	< 5	--
1908		296	190	< 5	--
1907		291	188	< 5	--
1906		233	202	< 5	--
1905		243	196	< 5	--
1904		211	209	< 5	--
1903		205	206	< 5	--
1902		176	227	< 5	--
1901		165	223	< 5	--
1900		199	225	< 5	--
1899		140	234	< 5	--
1898		144	246	< 5	--
1897		130	250	< 5	--
1896		113	271	< 5	--
1895		130	242	< 5	--
1894		116	255	< 5	--
1893		82	304	< 5	--
1892		86	293	< 5	--
1891		88	262	< 5	--
1890		91	264	< 5	--
1889		73	280	< 5	--
1888		74	269	< 5	--
1887		64	265	< 5	--
1886		72	243	< 5	--
1885		45	302	< 5	--
1884		55	265	< 5	--
1883		48	264	< 5	--
1882		35	299	< 5	--
1881		41	250	< 5	--
1880		34	270	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.