Boys' name · since 1912
Roald
Roald has 189 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 189
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roald sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 189 recorded since 1912.
Roald has 189 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1960.
- #13,319 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 189 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roald ranks #13,319 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 189
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roald's 189 recorded births place it above 70.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Roald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roald splits its recorded history at 1931: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roald popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1960
- Peak year (1928)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Roald by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (76 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Roald's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Roald births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
76 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 76 births (40% of all-time use).
Roald by state
Where Roald concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 6 | 3.2% |
6 of 189 births nationwide.
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- Roald's decade-level peak was the 1920s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Roalds (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roald: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Roald draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.