Rolfe — boys' name

What the Data Says About Rolfe

The Social Security Administration has registered 543 babies named Rolfe between 1912 and 1974, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rolfe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rolfe performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rolfe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rolfe 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 543 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.