US rank #7728 Boys' name Peak 1947 3,556 births

Rollie — #7728 US boys' name

3,556 babies named Rollie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1671890s1751900s1331910s4061920s5121930s4931940s4811950s4341960s2391970s1491980s1001990s712000s622010s802020s54
#7728
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 46% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Rollie was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

67 babies were named Rollie in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rollie

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,556 babies named Rollie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rollie currently holds the #7728 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rollie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 512 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Rollie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 207 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Rollie in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rollie 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 3,556 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.

Rollie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,556

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1947

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#7,728

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rollie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1947)
67
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
020406080 202420051986196819501932191418961880 16

Rollie popularity over time — girls

24 total births recorded since 1918 (Rollie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
456789 1943194219241918 5

Rollie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
512 births that decade — 14% of Rollie's all-time total
1880s1671890s1751900s1331910s4061920s5121930s4931940s4811950s4341960s2391970s1491980s1001990s712000s622010s802020s54

Rollie by state

Where Rollie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rollie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
207 5.8%
#2 Georgia
65 1.8%
#3 Illinois
48 1.3%
#4 Missouri
41 1.2%
#5 Texas
40 1.1%
#6 Ohio
31 0.9%
#7 California
28 0.8%
#8 Michigan
10 0.3%
Kentucky share of Rollie's total US births 5.8%
Even split

207 of 3,556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Rollie appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rollie?
3,556 babies have been named Rollie since 1880. It currently ranks #7728 among boys. The peak year was 1947 with 67 births.
When was Rollie most popular?
Rollie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 512 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Rollie most popular?
The top states for the name Rollie are Kentucky (207 births), Georgia (65 births), Illinois (48 births).
How long has the name Rollie been used?
Rollie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rollie?
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.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.