Boys' name · since 1881
Roll
Roll has 5 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1881 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #44,026 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1881
- 1880s
- peak decade
Roll is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 5 have been recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Roll recorded 5 times among boys since 1881, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1880s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1881.
- #44,026 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1881
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roll ranks #44,026 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1881, peaking in the 1880s.
- #44,026 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1881
- 1880s
- peak decade
Roll's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Roll popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1881
- Peak year (1881)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Roll by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1880s was Roll's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Roll births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roll: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~0 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, 1881–1881 (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 Roll 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.