Delia vs Roberta
Delia and Robertacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Delia was ranked #430 and Roberta #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Delia was ranked #1353 and Roberta #1160 among girls in England and Wales.
Delia and Roberta over time
Delia and Roberta appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Roberta held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Delia in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Roberta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Delia in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Delia and Roberta changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1353 and #1160.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Delia #234 in 1964, Roberta #234 in 1964.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024
Delia held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Roberta in 18.
Highest recorded here: Delia #699 in 2021, Roberta #526 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Delia #1353, Roberta #1160.
Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1964–2021
Delia held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Roberta in 14.
Highest recorded here: Delia #234 in 1964, Roberta #234 in 1964.
The order changed in 2010: Delia moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #450 and #374; by 2010 that had become #758 and #910.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Delia #430, Roberta #883.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Delia | Roberta |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1160 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Delia has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Roberta.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Delia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Roberta
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2021
Highest recorded position: #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls