Roberta is a distinctive choice, ranked #1166 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Roberta in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1166
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About the Name Roberta
Roberta is steadily gaining in popularity, up 78 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #526 in 1996, and it currently sits at #1160. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Roberta is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Roberta in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Roberta
Roberta Taylor — Roberta Alexandra Mary Taylor was an English actress and author.
Roberta Metsola — Roberta Metsola is a Maltese politician who has served as the president of the European Parliament since January 2022.
Roberta Bondar — Roberta Lynn Bondar is a Canadian astronaut, neurologist and consultant.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Roberta
Unlikely. With around 28 UK babies named Roberta per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Roberta in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Roberta has been fairly steady, ranked #1,166 in 2025 against #1,238 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #526 in 1996.
Roberta is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Roberta include: Roberta Metsola, Roberta Bondar and Roberta Weiss. Short summaries for each appear below.
Roberta does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Robertas in the wild.
28
UK babies named Roberta (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 72 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Roberta
Almost certainly the only Roberta in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Roberta
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story