Recorded 1948–1952 Girls' name Peak 1948 45 births

Rolayne — girls' name

45 babies named Rolayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s321950s13
1940s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Rolayne was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

16 babies were named Rolayne in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rolayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Rolayne between 1948 and 1952, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rolayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rolayne performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rolayne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rolayne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rolayne 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 45 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.

Rolayne at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

45

Since 1948

5 years of records

Peak year

1948

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1948

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1952

Rolayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1948

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1948)
16
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
05101520 1952195119491948 16

Rolayne by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
32 births that decade — 71% of Rolayne's all-time total
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Rolayne by state

Where Rolayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rolayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
20 44.4%
Utah share of Rolayne's total US births 44.4%

20 of 45 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rolayne?
45 babies have been named Rolayne since 1948. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1948 with 16 births.
When was Rolayne most popular?
Rolayne was most popular in the 1940s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Rolayne most popular?
The top states for the name Rolayne are Utah (20 births).
How long has the name Rolayne been used?
Rolayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 5 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Rolayne?
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, 1948–1952 (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.