Boys' name · since 1913
Roberts
422 babies named Roberts in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 422
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
422 boys have been named Roberts since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Roberts has 422 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1999.
- #8,752 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 422 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roberts ranks #8,752 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 422 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 422
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roberts's 422 recorded births place it above 80.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Roberts's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roberts's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roberts popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1999
- Peak year (1922)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Roberts by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (98 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Roberts's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Roberts births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
63 births
- 1920s
1920s
98 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 98 births (23% of all-time use).
Roberts by state
Where Roberts concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 422 births nationwide.
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What to do with Roberts's data
- Roberts's decade-level peak was the 1920s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Robertss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Roberts: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1913–1999 (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 Roberts 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.