Roberto

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A few things about Roberto you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Roberto

Roberto Baggio

Italian association football player (born 1967)

Choose Roberto and your child shares a first name with Roberto Baggio, an Italian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Roberto, like who?” Roberto Baggio's Wikipedia article is available in 91 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,291 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Roberto, 519 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Roberto would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRoberto first shows up in US birth records in 1897, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 128 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1980, when it ranked #145. Today it's #569, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowRoberto was 3.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,004 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 3,291.
• 🍂TrendRoberto has slipped 132 places over the last five years and now sits at #569. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedRoberto is most popular in Texas, where it ranks #267, followed by California (#301) and Arizona (#321). It's in the top 1,000 in 19 states.
• 💬MeaningRoberto is an Italian form of Robert, which means “bright fame”. Our records link it to English, German and Italian roots.

About the name Roberto

Roberto is a boy name of English, German and Italian origin meaning “bright fame”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-rto”. US birth records list Roberto for boys from 1897 to 2025, in 124 of those 129 years. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked #145 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #569, with 519 babies.

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