Recorded 1936–2021 Boys' name Peak 1936 23 births

Rolyn — boys' name

23 babies named Rolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s82010s52020s10
2020s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Rolyn was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rolyn in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rolyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Rolyn between 1936 and 2021, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rolyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rolyn performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rolyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rolyn 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 23 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.

Rolyn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

23

Since 1936

86 years of records

Peak year

1936

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1936

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2021

Rolyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1936

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1936)
8
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
456789 2021202020171936 8

Rolyn by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
10 births that decade — 43% of Rolyn's all-time total
1930s82010s52020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rolyn?
23 babies have been named Rolyn since 1936. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1936 with 8 births.
When was Rolyn most popular?
Rolyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Rolyn been used?
Rolyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 86 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Rolyn?
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.

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, 1936–2021 (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.