Roberto
Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Roberto
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Roberto
American parents first put Roberto on the record books as a baby boy name in 1897, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 2,118 Robertos were born — ranking #152 that year. As of 2026, Roberto ranks #571 for baby boys with 512 births, falling sharply (-18%). All told, over 113K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Roberto
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Roberto. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Roberto
Phonetically similar names — useful when Roberto is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Roberta
- Ribeiro
- Roberti
- Uberto
- Repetto
- Rebato
- Raport
- Rubato
- Ribera
- Rabato
- Robarts
- Rebury
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Roberto
Roberto is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 113K births in the dataset. Roberto's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #145. Use the chart and map above to compare Roberto's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.