Recorded 1923–2020 Girls' name Peak 1984 164 births

Rola — girls' name

164 babies named Rola in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51980s591990s392000s102010s442020s7
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Rola was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rola in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rola

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Rola between 1923 and 2020, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rola performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rola in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 164 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rola at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

164

Since 1923

98 years of records

Peak year

1984

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1923

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2020

Rola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1923

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1984)
11
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
4681012 202020172013199919961989198519821923 5

Rola by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
59 births that decade — 36% of Rola's all-time total
1920s51980s591990s392000s102010s442020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rola?
164 babies have been named Rola since 1923. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1984 with 11 births.
When was Rola most popular?
Rola was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Rola been used?
Rola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 98 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Rola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rolanda, Rolonda, Rolande, Rolinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.