Girls' name · since 1905
Robertha
Robertha has 548 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 548
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
Robertha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 548 have been recorded since 1905.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robertha has been recorded 548 times among girls since 1905, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 1982.
- #11,204 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 548 born since 1905
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robertha ranks #11,204 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 548 born since 1905, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 548
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
Robertha's 548 recorded births place it above 84.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Robertha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Robertha splits its recorded history at 1938: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Robertha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1982
- Peak year (1921)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Robertha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (152 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Robertha's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Robertha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
152 births
- 1930s
1930s
108 births
- 1940s
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
103 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 152 births (28% of all-time use).
How Robertha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Robertha's total volume
Robertha by state
Where Robertha concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 22 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.9% |
22 of 548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Robertha's data
- Robertha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Roberthas (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Robertha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1905–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Robertha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.