US rank #7775 Boys' name Peak 2005 218 births

Rolen — #7775 US boys' name

218 babies named Rolen in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s371930s111940s141950s52000s672010s492020s24
#7775
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Rolen was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Rolen in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rolen

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Rolen between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rolen currently holds the #7775 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rolen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rolen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rolen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rolen 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 218 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.

Rolen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

218

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,775

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rolen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
468101214 202420172013200720031943192719211913 6

Rolen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
67 births that decade — 31% of Rolen's all-time total
1910s111920s371930s111940s141950s52000s672010s492020s24

Rolen by state

Where Rolen concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rolen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
5 2.3%
Missouri share of Rolen's total US births 2.3%

5 of 218 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rolen?
218 babies have been named Rolen since 1913. It currently ranks #7775 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Rolen most popular?
Rolen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Rolen most popular?
The top states for the name Rolen are Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Rolen been used?
Rolen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rolen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roland, Rolando, Rolland, Rollin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1913–2024 (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.