Recorded 1888–2019 Boys' name Peak 1943 431 births

Rolly — boys' name

431 babies named Rolly in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s291920s631930s831940s871950s841960s351970s151980s152000s102010s5
1940s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Rolly was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

15 babies were named Rolly in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rolly

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Rolly between 1888 and 2019, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rolly currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rolly performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Rolly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rolly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rolly 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 431 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.

Rolly at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

431

Since 1888

132 years of records

Peak year

1943

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1888

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2019

Rolly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1888

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1943)
15
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
05101520 201919741960195319461938193019201888 5

Rolly by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
87 births that decade — 20% of Rolly's all-time total
1880s51910s291920s631930s831940s871950s841960s351970s151980s152000s102010s5

Rolly by state

Where Rolly concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rolly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.2%
Texas share of Rolly's total US births 1.2%

5 of 431 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rolly?
431 babies have been named Rolly since 1888. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1943 with 15 births.
When was Rolly most popular?
Rolly was most popular in the 1940s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
Where is Rolly most popular?
The top states for the name Rolly are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Rolly been used?
Rolly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 132 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Rolly?
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, 1888–2019 (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.