How Many People Are Named Roberts?
An estimated 173 people in the United States have the first name Roberts. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Roberts peaked in popularity in 1922 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Roberts as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Roberts paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
173
About 1 in 1,981,239 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1922
14 births
Total Registered
422
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Roberts
Roberts is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 422 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Roberts as a male name
Ranked #9,647 in 1999
6 male births in 1999
Peak: 1922 (14 births)
Roberts: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Roberts span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 98 babies were registered. Roberts has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Roberts by Decade
How has Roberts tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Roberts by State
Roberts + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Roberts
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Roberts: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roberts?
We estimate approximately 173 people named Roberts are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,981,239 Americans share this first name.
Is Roberts a common name?
Roberts is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 422 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Roberts most popular?
Roberts reached peak popularity in 1922, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Roberts is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Roberts a male name?
Roberts is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Roberts Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Roberts Smith, Roberts Johnson, Roberts Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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