Recorded 1940–1998 Girls' name Peak 1958 462 births

Rolinda — girls' name

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.

1940s531950s1381960s1561970s951980s91990s11
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Rolinda was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

21 babies were named Rolinda in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rolinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 462 babies named Rolinda between 1940 and 1998, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rolinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rolinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rolinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Rolinda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rolinda 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 462 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.

Rolinda at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

462

Since 1940

59 years of records

Peak year

1958

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1940

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1998

Rolinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1940

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1958)
21
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0510152025 199819761971196619611956195119461940 7

Rolinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
156 births that decade — 34% of Rolinda's all-time total
1940s531950s1381960s1561970s951980s91990s11

Rolinda by state

Where Rolinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rolinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.2%
#2 Texas
5 1.1%
California share of Rolinda's total US births 2.2%
Even split

10 of 462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rolinda?
462 babies have been named Rolinda since 1940. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1958 with 21 births.
When was Rolinda most popular?
Rolinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Rolinda most popular?
The top states for the name Rolinda are California (10 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Rolinda been used?
Rolinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 59 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Rolinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rolanda, Rolonda, Rolande, Roland, 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, 1940–1998 (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.