Roberto
Boy · ro-BAIR-toh · Germanic
Roberto is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bright fame”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 569th for boys in the US (519 babies).
What does Roberto mean?
Germanic: Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Robert
“bright fame”
The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Robert.
- Say it
- ro-BAIR-toh
Is Roberto a girl's or a boy's name?
Roberto is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 519 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Roberto in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Roberto, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 1998, with 41 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Roberto since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Roberto in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Roberto in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 31 | #1,045 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 30 | #773 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 30 | #673 |
| 2000 | 30 | #665 |
| 1999 | 35 | #596 |
| 1998 | 41 | #525 |
| 1997 | 34 | #571 |
| 1996 | 39 | #502 |
How popular is Roberto in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #569among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 519about 1 in 3,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 519 boys in the US were named Roberto, making it the 569th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 437th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 2,117 boys. It first appears in the records in 1897.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Roberto than any year since 1946.
Half of all the boys named Roberto in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Roberto in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 519 | #569 |
| 2024 | 540 | #552 |
| 2023 | 560 | #527 |
| 2022 | 612 | #498 |
| 2021 | 581 | #506 |
| 2020 | 677 | #437 |
| 2019 | 634 | #469 |
| 2018 | 681 | #444 |
| 2017 | 779 | #406 |
| 2016 | 893 | #372 |
| 2015 | 927 | #358 |
| 2014 | 965 | #343 |
| 2013 | 954 | #339 |
| 2012 | 1,074 | #309 |
| 2011 | 1,131 | #295 |
| 2010 | 1,272 | #273 |
| 2009 | 1,417 | #248 |
| 2008 | 1,580 | #233 |
| 2007 | 1,748 | #218 |
| 2006 | 1,730 | #216 |
| 2005 | 1,878 | #204 |
| 2004 | 1,875 | #202 |
| 2003 | 1,873 | #200 |
| 2002 | 1,995 | #188 |
| 2001 | 1,955 | #190 |
| 2000 | 1,957 | #187 |
| 1999 | 1,960 | #177 |
| 1998 | 1,960 | #172 |
| 1997 | 1,944 | #175 |
| 1996 | 1,919 | #175 |
| 1995 | 2,004 | #165 |
| 1994 | 1,969 | #162 |
| 1993 | 2,081 | #155 |
| 1992 | 2,012 | #158 |
| 1991 | 2,117 | #153 |
| 1990 | 2,096 | #150 |
| 1989 | 2,016 | #149 |
| 1988 | 1,662 | #168 |
| 1987 | 1,627 | #167 |
| 1986 | 1,710 | #157 |
| 1985 | 1,706 | #159 |
| 1984 | 1,673 | #162 |
| 1983 | 1,774 | #152 |
| 1982 | 1,846 | #150 |
| 1981 | 1,927 | #147 |
| 1980 | 1,881 | #145 |
| 1979 | 1,660 | #155 |
| 1978 | 1,609 | #154 |
| 1977 | 1,630 | #151 |
| 1976 | 1,588 | #156 |
| 1975 | 1,557 | #155 |
| 1974 | 1,512 | #160 |
| 1973 | 1,439 | #165 |
| 1972 | 1,405 | #176 |
| 1971 | 1,392 | #183 |
| 1970 | 1,363 | #196 |
| 1969 | 1,329 | #196 |
| 1968 | 1,211 | #195 |
| 1967 | 1,145 | #202 |
| 1966 | 1,104 | #210 |
| 1965 | 1,061 | #224 |
| 1964 | 1,058 | #230 |
| 1963 | 1,048 | #232 |
| 1962 | 1,020 | #243 |
| 1961 | 948 | #255 |
| 1960 | 946 | #258 |
| 1959 | 895 | #267 |
| 1958 | 931 | #255 |
| 1957 | 819 | #263 |
| 1956 | 747 | #266 |
| 1955 | 745 | #252 |
| 1954 | 759 | #254 |
| 1953 | 711 | #261 |
| 1952 | 691 | #261 |
| 1951 | 654 | #262 |
| 1950 | 597 | #270 |
| 1949 | 584 | #281 |
| 1948 | 601 | #270 |
| 1947 | 524 | #300 |
| 1946 | 497 | #290 |
| 1945 | 438 | #286 |
| 1944 | 414 | #292 |
| 1943 | 391 | #315 |
| 1942 | 352 | #322 |
| 1941 | 344 | #315 |
| 1940 | 309 | #320 |
| 1939 | 285 | #326 |
| 1938 | 290 | #326 |
| 1937 | 292 | #315 |
| 1936 | 263 | #339 |
| 1935 | 265 | #336 |
| 1934 | 281 | #324 |
| 1933 | 244 | #345 |
| 1932 | 267 | #337 |
| 1931 | 313 | #309 |
| 1930 | 397 | #285 |
| 1929 | 354 | #296 |
| 1928 | 312 | #318 |
| 1927 | 305 | #326 |
| 1926 | 250 | #369 |
| 1925 | 249 | #378 |
| 1924 | 241 | #387 |
| 1923 | 233 | #388 |
| 1922 | 172 | #469 |
| 1921 | 157 | #494 |
| 1920 | 148 | #495 |
| 1919 | 89 | #649 |
| 1918 | 95 | #628 |
| 1917 | 79 | #674 |
| 1916 | 63 | #771 |
| 1915 | 59 | #785 |
| 1914 | 43 | #802 |
| 1913 | 31 | #871 |
| 1912 | 41 | #659 |
| 1911 | 15 | #855 |
| 1910 | 19 | #677 |
| 1909 | 11 | #893 |
| 1908 | 16 | #657 |
| 1907 | 11 | #814 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,003 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #874 |
| 1903 | 8 | #846 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,057 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #941 |
Nicknames for Roberto
- Beto
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