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Meaning of the nameRoberto

Roberto is a male name of Germanic origin meaning 'bright fame', the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Robert.

Meaning

“bright fame”

Source: Behind the Name: Robert · Wiktionary: Robert

People (2022)
373,697
Rank in Brazil
#72
Median age
49 years
2010 Census
437,288
people

Roberto in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Roberto, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (94,411 people).

1,384 women 372,313 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 Roberto is most common

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

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.273%
  2. São Paulo 0.228%
  3. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.196%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.192%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.189%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo101,1330.228%
Rio de Janeiro43,8950.273%
Minas Gerais37,3990.182%
Bahia25,2590.179%
Paraná21,4690.188%
Rio Grande do Sul20,8470.192%
Pernambuco14,9880.165%
Santa Catarina14,0130.184%
Ceará11,3980.130%
Goiás10,8090.153%
Pará10,7400.132%
Espírito Santo7,2270.189%
Paraíba6,1580.155%
Maranhão6,0450.089%
Mato Grosso5,7190.156%
Mato Grosso do Sul5,3910.196%
Amazonas5,0820.129%
Distrito Federal4,7950.170%
Rio Grande do Norte4,4230.134%
Alagoas4,0800.130%
Sergipe3,3060.150%
Piauí2,8880.088%
Rondônia2,3720.150%
Tocantins1,7670.117%
Acre9540.115%
Amapá7760.106%
Roraima7640.120%

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

About the name Roberto

Roberto is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Robert, according to Behind the Name. Robert comes from the Germanic Hrodebert, formed from hruod, 'fame', and beraht, 'bright'; Wiktionary gives the Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz the literal sense of 'shining glory'. For the Italian name, Wiktionary traces it through Latin Robertus and Frankish *Hrodebert. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 373,697 people named Roberto, with a median age of 49. The feminine form is Roberta.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Robert · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Robert · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Roberto · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Roberto · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Roberto · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Roberto

What does the name Roberto mean?

Roberto means “bright fame”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Roberto in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 373,697 people with the first name Roberto, which ranks it number 72 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Roberto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,384 women and 372,313 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Roberto?

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

In which Brazilian state is Roberto most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.273% of the state's population is named Roberto (43,895 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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