Girls' name · since 1935
Rovella
21 babies named Rovella in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1935
- 1930s
- peak decade
21 girls have been named Rovella since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rovella has been recorded 21 times among girls since 1935, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1942.
- #45,610 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1935
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rovella ranks #45,610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1935, peaking in the 1930s.
- #45,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1935
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rovella's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rovella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rovella's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rovella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1942
- Peak year (1942)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Rovella by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (13 births, 62% of the file).
1930s was Rovella's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Rovella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 13 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Rovella's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1940s (8) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rovella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1935–1942 (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 Rovella 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.