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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Rolla

Rolla was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 371st; the most babies were born in 1916 (45). More babies were named Rolla in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191645 babies
Total since 1880
1,371babies recorded

Rolla popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 65 since 1921.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#3,0349
1950#2,41511
1940#1,78816
1930#2,15314
1920#1,20437
1910#1,4007
1900#89310
1890#66110
1880#42118

How popular is Rolla, counting every spelling?

Rolla has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Rolla?

About 200 people born in the US named Rolla are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 70 and 83. That makes Rolla a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Rolla by state

How common Rolla was among boys born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Missouri (8.9×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIA0.06Indiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIN0.05Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesMO0.32Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesKS0.18Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Rolla, boys, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Rolla: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rolla, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Rolla

How popular is the name Rolla?

Rolla was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 371st; the most babies were born in 1916 (45). More babies were named Rolla in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Rolla a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 65 girls and 1,306 boys.

Where was Rolla most popular?

In 1914–1918, Rolla was most common in Missouri (0.32 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Illinois.