Recorded 1964–1977 Girls' name Peak 1964 104 births

Rotunda — girls' name

104 babies named Rotunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s641970s40
1960s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Rotunda was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

18 babies were named Rotunda in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rotunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Rotunda between 1964 and 1977, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rotunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rotunda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rotunda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rotunda 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 104 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.

Rotunda at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

104

Since 1964

14 years of records

Peak year

1964

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1964

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1977

Rotunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1964

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1964)
18
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 197719761974197319721970196919681967196619651964 18

Rotunda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
64 births that decade — 62% of Rotunda's all-time total
1960s641970s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rotunda?
104 babies have been named Rotunda since 1964. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1964 with 18 births.
When was Rotunda most popular?
Rotunda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Rotunda been used?
Rotunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 14 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Rotunda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rotha, Rotonda, Rotasha, Rotem, 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, 1964–1977 (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.