Boys' name · since 1897
Roberto
Roberto has 112,643 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #569 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112,643
- born since 1897
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roberto is the #569 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 112,643 recorded since 1897.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roberto has been recorded 112,643 times among boys since 1897, currently ranked #569 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #288 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #569 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 112,643 born since 1897
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roberto ranks #288 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #569 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 112,643 born since 1897, peaking in the 1990s.
- #288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #569 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112,643
- born since 1897
- 1990s
- peak decade
Roberto's 112,643 recorded births place it above 99.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Roberto compares
112,643 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Roberto's all-time total is 305x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roberto | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 112,643 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,117 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roberto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roberto splits its recorded history at 1964: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 2,117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roberto popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 2,117
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Roberto popularity over time - girls
834 total births recorded since 1917 (Roberto as girls' name)
Roberto by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (20,062 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Roberto's strongest decade.
20,062 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Roberto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 66
1900s
66 births
- 1910s 534
1910s
534 births
- 1920s 2,421
1920s
2,421 births
- 1930s 2,897
1930s
2,897 births
- 1940s 4,454
1940s
4,454 births
- 1950s 7,549
1950s
7,549 births
- 1960s
1960s
10,870 births
- 1970s
1970s
15,155 births
- 1980s
1980s
17,822 births
- 1990s
1990s
20,062 births
- 2000s
2000s
18,008 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,310 births
- 2020s 3,489
2020s
3,489 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20,062 births (18% of all-time use).
How Roberto compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Roberto's total volume
Roberto by state
Where Roberto concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35,721 | 31.7% |
| #2 | California | | 30,754 | 27.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 9,231 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5,467 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 4,568 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 3,778 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,458 | 2.2% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 1,706 | 1.5% |
35,721 of 112,643 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Roberto appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roberto's data
- Roberto's decade-level peak was the 1990s (20,062 total births); usage has since declined to 3,489 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Robertos (35,721 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roberto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1897–2025 (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 Roberto 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.