Boys' name · since 1913
Rollen
Rollen has 333 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,042 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 333
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
333 boys have been named Rollen since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rollen has been recorded 333 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2017.
- #10,042 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 333 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rollen ranks #10,042 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 333 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,042 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 333
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rollen's 333 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rollen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rollen splits its recorded history at 1935: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rollen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2017
- Peak year (1917)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Rollen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (87 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Rollen's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rollen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s
1930s
79 births
- 1940s
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 87 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rollen's data
- Rollen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- 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 Rollen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1913–2017 (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 Rollen 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.