Boys' name · since 1888
Rolly
Rolly has 437 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,731 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 437
- born since 1888
- 1940s
- peak decade
Rolly currently ranks #10731 among boys' names in America, with 437 babies recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Rolly recorded 437 times among boys since 1888, holding rank #10731 nationally today, ahead of 23% of boys, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #8,553 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,731 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 437 born since 1888
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolly ranks #8,553 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,731 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 437 born since 1888, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,731 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 437
- born since 1888
- 1940s
- peak decade
Rolly's 437 recorded births place it above 81.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Rolly compares
437 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Rolly's all-time total is 18% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rolly | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 437 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rolly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rolly splits its recorded history at 1948: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rolly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1943)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Rolly by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (87 births, 20% of the file).
1940s was Rolly's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Rolly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 29
1910s
29 births
- 1920s
1920s
63 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s
1940s
87 births
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 87 births (20% of all-time use).
Rolly by state
Where Rolly concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 437 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rolly's data
- Rolly's decade-level peak was the 1940s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rollys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rolly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Rolly 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.