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Meaning of the nameRoberta

Roberta is a female name of Germanic origin, the feminine of Robert (Roberto), from Germanic Hrodebert, meaning 'bright fame'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Robert (Roberto), 'bright fame'”

Source: Behind the Name: Roberta · Behind the Name: Robert

People (2022)
142,164
Rank in Brazil
#238
Median age
35 years
2010 Census
143,553
people

Roberta in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Roberta, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (51,641 people).

141,352 women 812 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Roberta is most common

States with the highest share of people named Roberta in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.137%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.088%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.088%
  4. Pernambuco 0.087%
  5. São Paulo 0.077%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo34,3690.077%
Rio de Janeiro22,0490.137%
Minas Gerais14,6340.071%
Rio Grande do Sul9,5520.088%
Bahia8,1220.057%
Pernambuco7,9180.087%
Ceará5,5110.063%
Paraná4,6480.041%
Santa Catarina4,4990.059%
Goiás4,2010.060%
Pará4,0980.051%
Espírito Santo3,3710.088%
Paraíba2,8860.073%
Alagoas2,2420.072%
Maranhão1,9690.029%
Distrito Federal1,9310.069%
Amazonas1,8430.047%
Rio Grande do Norte1,6220.049%
Sergipe1,6120.073%
Mato Grosso1,2460.034%
Mato Grosso do Sul1,1080.040%
Piauí1,0450.032%
Rondônia5210.033%
Tocantins4760.032%
Amapá2750.038%
Acre2610.031%
Roraima1550.024%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Roberta

Behind the Name gives Roberta, a name also used in Portuguese, as a feminine form of Robert, and explains Robert through Germanic Hrodebert, 'bright fame', from the elements hruod, 'fame', and beraht, 'bright'. Wiktionary records the Portuguese Roberta as the feminine corresponding to Roberto and, in the Italian entry for Roberto, traces the name through Latin Robertus and Frankish *Hrodebert to Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 142,164 people named Roberta, with a median age of 35; proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Roberta · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Robert · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Roberta · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Roberto · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Roberta

What does the name Roberta mean?

Roberta means “feminine form of Robert (Roberto), 'bright fame'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Roberta in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 142,164 people with the first name Roberta, which ranks it number 238 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Roberta a boy's or a girl's name?

Roberta is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 141,352 women and 812 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Roberta?

Roberta is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Roberta most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.137% of the state's population is named Roberta (22,049 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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