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Roberta
Say it: roh-BUR-tuh
Meaning
Feminine of Robert, from Germanic hrod 'fame' and berht 'bright'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Mainly a 20th-century English and Italian name.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1930s
In the United States
- 172,022 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1937, about 1 in 298 girls
- 40 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Roberta |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Roberta |
Famous bearers
- Roberta Flack, singer
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.