Roberta vs Suzanne
Roberta and Suzannecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 1999, Roberta was ranked #344 and Suzanne #213 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Roberta was ranked #894 and Suzanne #587 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Roberta was ranked #1160 and Suzanne #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Roberta and Suzanne over time
Roberta and Suzanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 Suzanne 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
Roberta and Suzanne changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1160 and #3015.
- Longest-running competitions
Roberta and Suzanne were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1964 to 2013, ending at #894 and #587.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Roberta #526 in 1996, Suzanne #364 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1964–2013
Roberta held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Suzanne in 32.
Highest recorded here: Roberta #234 in 1964, Suzanne #42 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Roberta #894, Suzanne #587.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Roberta held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Suzanne in 5.
Highest recorded here: Roberta #526 in 1996, Suzanne #364 in 1996.
The order changed in 2011: Roberta moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #1653 and #1389; by 2011 that had become #1067 and #2025.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Roberta #1160, Suzanne #3015.
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 | Roberta | Suzanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1160 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roberta and Suzanne both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
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
Suzanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1982
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls