Boys' name · since 1947
Rohn
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 419 babies named Rohn, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,785 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 419
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
419 boys have been named Rohn since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rohn has 419 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2022.
- #8,785 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 419 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rohn ranks #8,785 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 419 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,785 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 419
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rohn's 419 recorded births place it above 80.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rohn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rohn splits its recorded history at 1973: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rohn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2022
- Peak year (1954)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Rohn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (118 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Rohn's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Rohn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
113 births
- 1960s
1960s
118 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 118 births (28% of all-time use).
Rohn by state
Where Rohn concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 419 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rohn's data
- Rohn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rohns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Rohn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1947–2022 (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 Rohn 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.