boys' name ★ peaked 1991

Roberto

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #570 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert.

Rank 2025
#570
among boys · ↓17 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
519
named Roberto · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,291
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1991
2,132 babies
All-time total
113,477
#288 all-time among boys
First recorded
1897
in Social Security records

Roberto popularity over time

113,477 babies have been named Roberto since 1897, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 6 6 1 – #1,036
1900s – 66 66 7 +1000% #680
1910s 6 534 540 54 +718% #631
1920s 49 2,421 2,470 247 +357% #297
1930s 63 2,897 2,960 296 +20% #285
1940s 64 4,454 4,518 452 +53% #270
1950s 87 7,549 7,636 764 +69% #252
1960s 118 10,870 10,988 1,099 +44% #195
1970s 144 15,155 15,299 1,530 +39% #151
1980s 151 17,822 17,973 1,797 +17% #145
1990s 118 20,062 20,180 2,018 +12% #150
2000s 34 18,008 18,042 1,804 -11% #187
2010s – 9,310 9,310 931 -48% #273
2020s (to 2025) – 3,489 3,489 582 -38% #437

Where Roberto is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 506 0.30 outside top 500
2027 495 0.29 outside top 500
2028 486 0.28 outside top 500
2029 478 0.28 outside top 500
2030 471 0.28 outside top 500

Where Roberto is most popular

Boys named Roberto per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.326 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Arizona, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Roberto born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 841 0.955 +193%
Arizona 142 0.868 +167%
California 635 0.695 +113%
New Mexico 17 0.516 +58%
Illinois 102 0.399 +23%
Colorado 48 0.372 +14%
Oregon 28 0.369 +13%
Washington 60 0.367 +13%
Nevada 20 0.351 +8%
Florida 146 0.308 -5%
North Carolina 73 0.286 -12%
Georgia 72 0.284 -13%
Idaho 10 0.244 -25%
Virginia 41 0.216 -34%
Alabama 23 0.210 -35%
Utah 19 0.199 -39%
Indiana 29 0.181 -44%
Michigan 36 0.176 -46%
Maryland 20 0.168 -48%
Oklahoma 13 0.147 -55%
Tennessee 26 0.144 -56%
New York 60 0.139 -57%
Nebraska 6 0.138 -58%
New Jersey 27 0.134 -59%
Massachusetts 16 0.116 -64%
Minnesota 13 0.106 -67%
Ohio 27 0.102 -69%
Pennsylvania 24 0.090 -72%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -76%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -77%
Kansas 5 0.073 -78%
Iowa 5 0.073 -78%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -85%
South Carolina 5 0.048 -85%
Missouri 6 0.043 -87%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Roberto

Roberto is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #570 in 2025 with 519 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1897, 113,477 American babies have been named Roberto. Its peak came in 1991, when 2,132 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Roberto stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Roberto?

The median living Roberto is about 35 years old; half are between 23 and 50. An estimated 99 thousand people named Roberto are alive in the United States today.

median 35 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Roberto year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 519 #570
2024 – – 540 #553
2023 – – 560 #527
2022 – – 612 #498
2021 – – 581 #507
2020 – – 677 #437
2019 – – 634 #470
2018 – – 681 #444
2017 – – 779 #406
2016 – – 893 #372
2015 – – 927 #358
2014 – – 965 #343
2013 – – 954 #339
2012 – – 1,074 #309
2011 – – 1,131 #295
2010 – – 1,272 #273
2009 – – 1,417 #248
2008 – – 1,580 #233
2007 9 #12,455 1,748 #219
2006 5 #19,429 1,730 #216
2005 – – 1,878 #204
2004 – – 1,875 #202
2003 7 #13,522 1,873 #200
2002 – – 1,995 #188
2001 7 #13,183 1,955 #190
2000 6 #14,635 1,957 #187
1995 11 #7,949 2,004 #165
1990 18 #5,232 2,096 #150
1985 11 #6,348 1,706 #159
1980 21 #3,814 1,881 #145
1975 14 #4,536 1,557 #155
1970 14 #4,197 1,363 #196
1965 17 #3,129 1,061 #224
1960 11 #4,114 946 #258
1955 8 #4,657 745 #252
1950 9 #3,903 597 #270
1945 7 #3,946 438 #286
1940 9 #3,169 309 #322
1935 7 #3,686 265 #337
1930 7 #3,981 397 #285
1925 – – 249 #380
1920 – – 148 #496
1915 – – 59 #789
1910 – – 19 #701
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Roberto

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos Brazilian footballer (born 1973) Contemporary
  2. 2 Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio Italian former footballer (born 1967) Contemporary
  3. 3 Roberto Clemente Baseball player, Puerto Rico 1934–1972 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Panamanian boxer (born 1951) Contemporary
  5. 5 Roberto Benigni Roberto Benigni Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director (born 1952) Contemporary
  6. 6 Roberto Rossellini Roberto Rossellini Italian film director (1906–1977) Contemporary
  7. 7 Roberto Di Matteo Roberto Di Matteo Italian football player and manager (born 1970) Contemporary
  8. 8 Roberto Bolaño Roberto Bolaño Chilean writer (1953–2003) Contemporary
  9. 9 Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1941) Contemporary
  10. 10 Roberto Calvi Roberto Calvi Italian banker (1920–1982) Contemporary
  11. 11 Roberto Donadoni Roberto Donadoni Italian footballer and manager b. 1963 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Roberto Cavalli Roberto Cavalli Italian fashion designer and inventor (1940–2024) Contemporary
  13. 13 Roberto Dinamite Soccer player, Brazil b. 1954 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Roberto Eduardo Viola Roberto Eduardo Viola President of Argentina in 1981 1924–1994 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Roberto Alagna Roberto Alagna French opera tenor (born 1963) Contemporary
  16. 16 Roberto Boninsegna Roberto Boninsegna Italian footballer (born 1943) Contemporary
  17. 17 Roberto Moreno Racing driver, Brazil b. 1959 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Roberto Burle Marx Roberto Burle Marx Brazilian landscape architect (1909–1994) Contemporary
  19. 19 Roberto Farinacci Politician, Italy 1892–1945 · 19th century
  20. 20 Roberto Bettega Roberto Bettega Italian footballer b. 1950 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Roberto, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Roberto?

The median living Roberto is about 35 years old. Half of all living Robertos are between 23 and 50 years old.

How many people named Roberto are alive today?

An estimated 99 thousand people named Roberto are alive in the United States, based on 113,477 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Roberto mean?

Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert.

How popular is the name Roberto in 2025?

Roberto ranked #570 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 519 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Roberto?

113,477 babies have been named Roberto in the United States since 1897, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Roberto most popular?

Roberto peaked in 1991, when 2,132 newborns received the name.

Is Roberto a boy or girl name?

Roberto is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Roberto rising or falling?

Roberto is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Roberto become more popular?

Roberto is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 471 boys named Roberto in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Roberto?

Well-known people named Roberto include Roberto Carlos (soccer player), Roberto Baggio (soccer player), Roberto Clemente (baseball player).

Names like Roberto

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