Recorded 1881–1881 Boys' name Peak 1881 5 births

Roll — boys' name

5 babies named Roll in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1881. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s5
1880s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Roll was born in this single decade.

1881
Single peak year

5 babies were named Roll in 1881 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roll

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Roll between 1881 and 1881, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Roll currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1881. The name reached its historical peak in 1881, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roll performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roll 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 5 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.

Roll at a glance

Last recorded 1881

Total births

5

Since 1881

1 years of records

Peak year

1881

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1880s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1881

Active since

1881

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1881

Roll popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1881

Last recorded 1881
Peak year (1881)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1881 5

Roll by decade

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

Peak: 1880s
Peak decade
1880s
5 births that decade — 100% of Roll's all-time total
1880s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roll?
5 babies have been named Roll since 1881. It was last recorded in 1881. The peak year was 1881 with 5 births.
When was Roll most popular?
Roll was most popular in the 1880s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1881.
How long has the name Roll been used?
Roll has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 1 years of data through 1881.
What names are similar to Roll?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roland, Rolando, Rolland, Rollin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1881–1881 (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.