Roberta
Roberta is a female given name: 99% of people named Roberta are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Italy, Malta
- US births since 1880
- 782 male / 171,076 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Roberta
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Roberta," in English, "Guten Tag Roberta," in German. Roberta is a female given name: about 99% of people named Roberta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Roberta,
German
Guten Tag Roberta,
French
Bonjour Roberta,
Spanish
Estimado/a Roberta:
Chinese
Roberta您好：
Japanese
Roberta様
English
Hi Roberta,
German
Hi Roberta,
French
Salut Roberta,
Spanish
Hola Roberta,
Chinese
Roberta你好：
Japanese
Robertaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
782 male · 171,076 female · 171,858 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Roberta a male or female name?
Roberta is a female given name: 99% of people named Roberta are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Roberta in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Roberta," in English, "Guten Tag Roberta," in German. Roberta is a female given name: about 99% of people named Roberta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Roberta a unisex name?
Roberta is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Roberta are men. Roberta leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Roberta a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/roberta (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_roberta,
title = {Is Roberta a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/roberta},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}