Boys' name · since 1912
Rolfe
543 babies named Rolfe in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,508 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 543
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rolfe sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 543 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolfe has been recorded 543 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1974.
- #7,508 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 543 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolfe ranks #7,508 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 543 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,508 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 543
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rolfe's 543 recorded births place it above 83.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rolfe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rolfe's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rolfe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1974
- Peak year (1955)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Rolfe by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (148 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Rolfe's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Rolfe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
98 births
- 1940s
1940s
101 births
- 1950s
1950s
148 births
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 148 births (27% of all-time use).
How Rolfe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rolfe's total volume
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What to do with Rolfe's data
- Rolfe's decade-level peak was the 1950s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rolfe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1912–1974 (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 Rolfe 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.