Roberto

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert.

From Wikipedia

Roberto first appears in the data in 1897 and has been recorded in 123 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 2,118 babies (rank #153 that year). In 2024 it was given to 538 boys (rank #553). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Roberto

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Roberto yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

112,951

Total babies (all years)

123

Years in the data

2,118

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Roberto

Roberto Baggioassociation football player · b. 1967
Roberto Benignifilm actor · b. 1952
Roberto Firminoassociation football player · b. 1991
Roberto Rossellinifilm screenwriter · b. 1906
Roberto Manciniassociation football player · b. 1964

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1897	6	#1,036
1901	5	#1,184
1903	8	#898
1904	8	#948
1906	7	#1,097
1907	11	#854
1908	16	#680
1909	11	#943
1910	19	#701
1911	15	#888
1912	41	#666
1913	31	#893
1914	43	#813
1915	59	#789
1916	63	#779
1917	79	#678
1918	95	#631
1919	89	#654
1920	148	#496
1921	157	#496
1922	172	#469
1923	233	#389
1924	241	#387
1925	249	#380
1926	250	#369
1927	305	#327
1928	312	#318
1929	354	#297
1930	397	#285
1931	313	#309
1932	267	#337
1933	244	#346
1934	281	#324
1935	265	#337
1936	263	#339
1937	292	#316
1938	290	#326
1939	285	#327
1940	309	#322
1941	344	#315
1942	352	#322
1943	390	#315
1944	414	#293
1945	438	#286
1946	497	#290
1947	524	#300
1948	601	#270
1949	584	#283
1950	597	#270
1951	654	#262
1952	691	#261
1953	710	#262
1954	760	#254
1955	745	#252
1956	749	#265
1957	817	#263
1958	931	#255
1959	896	#267
1960	947	#258
1961	948	#255
1962	1,018	#244
1963	1,047	#232
1964	1,057	#230
1965	1,062	#224
1966	1,104	#210
1967	1,144	#202
1968	1,212	#195
1969	1,329	#196
1970	1,363	#196
1971	1,392	#183
1972	1,405	#176
1973	1,439	#166
1974	1,513	#160
1975	1,557	#155
1976	1,587	#156
1977	1,630	#151
1978	1,611	#154
1979	1,660	#155
1980	1,881	#145
1981	1,927	#147
1982	1,846	#150
1983	1,774	#152
1984	1,673	#162
1985	1,705	#160
1986	1,709	#157
1987	1,627	#167
1988	1,661	#168
1989	2,017	#149
1990	2,096	#150
1991	2,118	#153
1992	2,012	#158
1993	2,081	#155
1994	1,969	#162
1995	2,004	#165
1996	1,919	#175
1997	1,944	#175
1998	1,960	#172
1999	1,960	#177
2000	1,956	#187
2001	1,955	#190
2002	1,995	#188
2003	1,873	#200
2004	1,875	#202
2005	1,877	#204
2006	1,729	#216
2007	1,748	#219
2008	1,580	#233
2009	1,417	#248
2010	1,272	#273
2011	1,131	#295
2012	1,074	#309
2013	954	#339
2014	965	#343
2015	926	#358
2016	893	#372
2017	779	#406
2018	681	#444
2019	634	#469
2020	677	#437
2021	581	#505
2022	612	#498
2023	560	#527
2024	538	#553