Boys' name · peaked in 1981
Roberto name popularity since 1925
111,895 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Roberto (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1987 or earlier, so the typical Roberto is about 39 years old in 2026. Roberto peaked in 1981 as the #147 name for boys, and it ranked #570 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 111,895
- Named Roberto, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #570
- for boys in 2025 (519 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 809 girls · 111,086 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 4.06× its national share
Peak year is the year Roberto made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Roberto births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1991. Measured as a share of all babies, Roberto peaked in 1981.
- Fastest rise: Between 1925 and 1930, Roberto became 1.6× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby boys fell by 35%, from 1 in 1,290 to 1 in 1,980.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Roberto's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Roberto.
Decade by decade
Babies named Roberto in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 30 | 1,470 | – |
| 1930s | 63 | 2,897 | #337 |
| 1940s | 64 | 4,454 | #286 |
| 1950s | 87 | 7,549 | #252 |
| 1960s | 118 | 10,870 | #224 |
| 1970s | 144 | 15,155 | #155 |
| 1980s | 151 | 17,822 | #159 |
| 1990s | 118 | 20,062 | #165 |
| 2000s | 34 | 18,008 | #204 |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,310 | #358 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,489 | #570 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.1% of babies named Roberto from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Roberto is most popular
The index compares Roberto's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Roberto.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 4.06× | 34,890 |
| California | 2.65× | 30,709 |
| New Mexico | 2.63× | 1,591 |
| Arizona | 2.57× | 3,646 |
| Nevada | 1.51× | 590 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Roberto's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Roberto.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Roberto (1981).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data