Recorded 1961–2001 Girls' name Peak 1994 484 births

Rolonda — girls' name

484 babies named Rolonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s701970s1351980s1001990s1672000s12
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Rolonda was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

70 babies were named Rolonda in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rolonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 484 babies named Rolonda between 1961 and 2001, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rolonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rolonda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rolonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Rolonda in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rolonda 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 484 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.

Rolonda at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

484

Since 1961

41 years of records

Peak year

1994

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1961

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2001

Rolonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1961

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
70
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080 200119941989198419791974196919631961 8

Rolonda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
167 births that decade — 35% of Rolonda's all-time total
1960s701970s1351980s1001990s1672000s12

Rolonda by state

Where Rolonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Rolonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 2.3%
#2 Mississippi
8 1.7%
#3 Florida
7 1.4%
#4 Louisiana
7 1.4%
#5 Illinois
5 1.0%
#6 New York
5 1.0%
#7 South Carolina
5 1.0%
Georgia share of Rolonda's total US births 2.3%
Even split

11 of 484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rolonda?
484 babies have been named Rolonda since 1961. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1994 with 70 births.
When was Rolonda most popular?
Rolonda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Rolonda most popular?
The top states for the name Rolonda are Georgia (11 births), Mississippi (8 births), Florida (7 births).
How long has the name Rolonda been used?
Rolonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 41 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Rolonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rolanda, Rolande, Rolinda, Roland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1961–2001 (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.