Boys' name · since 1880
Rollin
Rollin has 5,771 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,448 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,771
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
5,771 babies have been named Rollin since 1880, making it today's #6448 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rollin has been recorded 5,771 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #6448 nationally and more common than 54% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #1,629 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,448 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,771 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rollin ranks #1,629 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,448 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,771 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,448 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,771
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rollin's 5,771 recorded births place it above 96.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Rollin compares
5,771 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rollin's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rollin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,771 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 137 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rollin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rollin's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 137, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rollin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 137
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Rollin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,053 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Rollin's strongest decade.
1,053 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Rollin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 113
1880s
113 births
- 1890s 100
1890s
100 births
- 1900s 138
1900s
138 births
- 1910s
1910s
662 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,053 births
- 1930s
1930s
919 births
- 1940s
1940s
816 births
- 1950s
1950s
593 births
- 1960s 380
1960s
380 births
- 1970s 227
1970s
227 births
- 1980s 190
1980s
190 births
- 1990s 177
1990s
177 births
- 2000s 131
2000s
131 births
- 2010s 159
2010s
159 births
- 2020s 113
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,053 births (18% of all-time use).
How Rollin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rollin's total volume
Rollin by state
Where Rollin concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 384 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 258 | 4.5% |
| #3 | California | | 223 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 174 | 3.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 154 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 134 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 121 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 109 | 1.9% |
384 of 5,771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Rollin appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rollin's data
- Rollin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,053 total births); usage has since declined to 113 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Rollins (384 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
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 Rollin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Rollin 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.