How Many People Are Named Roberto Clemente?
There are approximately 3 people named Roberto Clemente living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Roberto with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Clemente. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
3
1 in 114,251,446 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
View full profileRoberto
Last Name
View full profileClemente
Roberto: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Roberto. The peak year was 1991 with 2,133 births. The average person named Roberto today is 38 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Roberto
In the 2020 Census, the first name Roberto was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (90.35%). The next largest recorded groups were White (5.71%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (2.53%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Roberto in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Roberto rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Clemente Surname
The surname Clemente was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Clemente in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Roberto" has an estimated frequency of 0.0290% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Clemente" appears at a rate of 3.18 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Roberto are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 3 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
Other people named Roberto
Other people with the surname Clemente
Roberto Clemente: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Roberto Clemente?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Roberto Clemente are alive in the United States today. The first name Roberto is shared by 99,317 Americans, and the surname Clemente is shared by 10,888.
How rare is the name Roberto Clemente?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. The first name Roberto is uncommon and the surname Clemente is uncommon.
Is Roberto a male or female name?
Roberto is predominantly male, with 99.3% of bearers being male and 0.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1991 and the average bearer today is 38 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Roberto?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Roberto was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (90.35%). The next largest recorded groups were White (5.71%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (2.53%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
Try another name
How Many of Me