Rolf
Rolf was the 13496th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 781st with 96 babies. More babies were named Rolf in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,496 boys, down 1,762 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196096 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,103babies recorded
Rolf popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,496 | 5 |
| 2020 | #11,734 | 6 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #11,777 | 5 |
| 1990 | #7,922 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,072 | 10 |
| 1970 | #1,413 | 36 |
| 1960 | #781 | 96 |
| 1950 | #1,083 | 43 |
| 1940 | #1,048 | 39 |
| 1930 | #1,092 | 41 |
| 1920 | #2,432 | 13 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rolf, counting every spelling?
Rolf is the most common spelling of a name family that had 5 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
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Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rolf?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rolf (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rolf born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rolf.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rolf?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Rolf are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 56 and 72. That makes Rolf a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rolf by state
How common Rolf was among boys born in each state in 1958–1962, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.8×), Illinois (1.8×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rolf: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rolf, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rolf
How popular is the name Rolf?
Rolf was the 13496th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 781st with 96 babies. More babies were named Rolf in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Rolf a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rolf in the US.
Where was Rolf most popular?
In 1958–1962, Rolf was most common in Minnesota (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Oregon.