Boys' name · since 1932
Rolph
10 babies named Rolph in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rolph is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1932.
Rolph has 10 recorded births among boys since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2024.
- #35,520 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1932
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolph ranks #35,520 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1932, peaking in the 1930s.
- #35,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rolph's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rolph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rolph's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded.
Rolph popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2024
- Peak year (1932)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Rolph by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1930s was Rolph's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Rolph births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rolph's data
- Rolph's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rolph: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1932–2024 (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 Rolph 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.