Robertha
Feminine · “bright fame”
Robertha is Roberta with an h, a feminine of Robert that looks as if it has borrowed from Bertha. It is three syllables with the stress in the middle, sturdy and old-fashioned.
How old is the name Robertha?
Robertha first appears in US birth records in 1905 — 120 years ago. The typical Robertha alive today was born around 1933, making them about 92 years old. About 200 people named Robertha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Robertha most popular?
Robertha peaked in 1905, reaching #1696 nationally. See the whole 1905 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Hrodebert to Robertha
The story of Robertha
Robert was one of the most common men's names in English, and families who wanted a daughter's version made Roberta. Robertha adds an h after the t, so that the ending looks like Bertha's. No record explains the choice, and beyond that letter the name has no separate history.
Meaning
bright fame, through Roberta
Roberta is the feminine of Robert, from Germanic Hrodebert, bright fame. Robertha adds an h, and nothing records why.
How the name formed
- Hrodebert
- Robert
- Roberta
- Robertha
Related forms: Roberta · Roberta
Pronouncing Robertha
roh-BUR-tuh
Stress on the middle syllable; the h does not change the sound.
Nicknames for Robertha
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1905
- Most girls named
- 192120 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1696reached in 1905
- Change vs 1977
- 0.0%5 in 1982, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Robertha in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Roberta in Italian — same name
- Roberta in Spanish — same name
Roberthas among us
people named Robertha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Robertha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a clear meaning and long history.
- Bertie and Bobbie give two short forms.
- People will write Roberta.
- It sounds old-fashioned to many ears.
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Frequently asked
- How many Roberthas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Robertha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Robertha in 2025?
- Robertha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Robertha with classmates?
- Robertha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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