Girls' name · since 1940
Rolinda
462 babies named Rolinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 462
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
462 girls have been named Rolinda since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolinda has been recorded 462 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1998.
- #12,442 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 462 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolinda ranks #12,442 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 462 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 462
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rolinda's 462 recorded births place it above 82.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rolinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rolinda's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rolinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1998
- Peak year (1958)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Rolinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (156 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Rolinda's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Rolinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
138 births
- 1960s
1960s
156 births
- 1970s
1970s
95 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 156 births (34% of all-time use).
Rolinda by state
Where Rolinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
10 of 462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rolinda's data
- Rolinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rolindas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Rolinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1940–1998 (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 Rolinda 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.