Recorded 1935–1942 Girls' name Peak 1942 21 births

Rovella — girls' name

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.

1930s131940s8
1930s
Peak decade

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

1942
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rovella in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rovella

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Rovella between 1935 and 1942, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rovella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rovella performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rovella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rovella 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 21 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.

Rovella at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

21

Since 1935

8 years of records

Peak year

1942

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1935

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1942

Rovella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1935

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1942)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 194219381935 6

Rovella by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
13 births that decade — 62% of Rovella's all-time total
1930s131940s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rovella?
21 babies have been named Rovella since 1935. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1942 with 8 births.
When was Rovella most popular?
Rovella was most popular in the 1930s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Rovella been used?
Rovella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 8 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Rovella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rovena, Rovenia, Rovan, Rovilla, and 3 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, 1935–1942 (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.