Roberts

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Roberts: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Roberts: Recorded since 2004, it reached #457 in 2012, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
21years from first to last
#457highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2004–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2004	#3651
2008	#2775
2009	#3227
2011	#2613
2012	#1852
2013	#1462
2014	#2248
2015	#1327
2016	#1704
2017	#2324
2018	#2445
2019	#3937
2020	#4608
2021	#2493
2022	#4001
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 16 of the 21 years from 2004 to 2024.

In 2016: #601 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1704 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2004–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2016
Highest recorded position: #457 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2007–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Roberts appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, which has ranked it in 16 years beginning in 2004, and has registered 130 births with the name.

Roberts across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Roberts's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
England and Wales · Boys	#3651 (2004)	#1327 (2015)	#5119 (2024)	16 of 21	130 (2004–2024)	19 (2015)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#527 (2007)	#457 (2012)	#601 (2016)	9 of 10	44 (2007–2016)	7 (2012)

Roberts by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Roberts in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	14	3 of 10	5
2010sbusiest	98	9 of 10	11
2020s	18	4 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 11 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Roberts appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #457 in Republic of Ireland in 2012.

Roberts's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4001	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2493	8	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2445	8	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2324	9	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1704	14	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1327	19	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2248	9	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1462	16	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1852	12	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2613	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3651	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#699	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#508	6	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#479	6	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#457	7	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#720	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#532	5	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#472	6	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#527	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 2004 and 2024, ranked in 18 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #457, first reached in 2012.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 19 births, registered in England and Wales in 2015.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2007, and 3 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Robertas · #287, 36y
Roberto · #269, 58y
Robin · #34, 76y
Robson · #296, 28y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Adomas · #457, 18y
Genna · #456, 14y
Alexey · #451, 17y
Alin · #451, 20y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Adomas · #457, 18y
Ella Rose · #458, 12y
Jaheim · #460, 24y
Siyana · #460, 17y

Roberts was ranked #457 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2012. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Roberts and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Roberts without appearing here.

Roberts moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 2011 they stood at #3227 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #1852 and #4805.
Ole Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3937 and #1745 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #2493 and #3017.
Bailey Compare
In 2015 they stood at #699 and #421 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2016 that had become #601 and #713.
Finlay Compare
In 2015 they stood at #699 and #421 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2016 that had become #601 and #713.

Moved ahead of Roberts

Sander Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2324 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3688.
Even Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4001 and #4789 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #4270.
Gunnar Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2324 and #3040 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2445 and #1786.
Isak Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2493 and #3451 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #4001 and #3449.

Moved the opposite way to Roberts

Albie Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Roberts went from #3651 to #5119 while Albie went from #408 to #19.
Alfred Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Roberts went from #3651 to #5119 while Alfred went from #171 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Roberts went from #3651 to #5119 while Archie went from #45 to #10.
Arlo Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Roberts went from #3651 to #5119 while Arlo went from #875 to #15.

Moved the same way as Roberts

Aaron Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Roberts went from #3651 to #5119 and Aaron from #41 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Roberts went from #3651 to #5119 and Adam from #24 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Roberts went from #3651 to #5119 and Alan from #275 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Roberts went from #3651 to #5119 and Alex from #46 to #171.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #457 in Republic of Ireland in 2012. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Roberts

Roberts at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Roberts across 2 official records

Roberts by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Roberts appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Roberts moved ahead of

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Roberts at a glance

Roberts across 2 official records

Roberts by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Roberts appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Names published alongside Roberts

Roberts and the names beside it

Roberts moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Roberts

Moved the opposite way to Roberts

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