Rolf Name Popularity

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How popular is Rolf?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Rolf has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #774 in 1960 with 97 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Rolf in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rolf occurred roughly during the years 1924-1929, 1942-1945, 1946-1951, and 1956-1960, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1963-1968, 1969-1972, and 1976-1980.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Rolf be?

Rolf's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Rolf has remained about the same.

The name Rolf is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Rolf has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Rolf (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		5	13,803
2016		< 5	--
2015		< 5	--
2014		5	13,634
2013		< 5	--
2012		< 5	--
2011		< 5	--
2010		< 5	--
2009		< 5	--
2008		< 5	--
2007		< 5	--
2006		< 5	--
2005		< 5	--
2004		< 5	--
2003		9	7,702
2002		< 5	--
2001		5	11,937
2000		5	11,775
1999		6	9,649
1998		8	7,411
1997		5	10,492
1996		8	6,983
1995		7	7,634
1994		10	5,795
1993		6	8,487
1992		13	4,528
1991		6	8,044
1990		6	7,916
1989		6	7,706
1988		13	3,862
1987		< 5	--
1986		9	4,762
1985		10	4,281
1984		11	3,882
1983		8	4,827
1982		13	3,445
1981		9	4,423
1980		10	4,073
1979		12	3,521
1978		16	2,772
1977		16	2,762
1976		25	1,983
1975		14	2,881
1974		25	1,877
1973		35	1,454
1972		20	2,062
1971		36	1,436
1970		37	1,392
1969		52	1,081
1968		38	1,246
1967		47	1,081
1966		63	925
1965		65	925
1964		66	944
1963		83	835
1962		69	916
1961		82	851
1960		97	774
1959		88	815
1958		67	936
1957		57	1,010
1956		71	893
1955		70	888
1954		74	851
1953		58	946
1952		62	903
1951		70	842
1950		43	1,083
1949		56	932
1948		51	985
1947		39	1,174
1946		43	1,055
1945		56	844
1944		35	1,132
1943		31	1,255
1942		42	1,049
1941		41	1,015
1940		38	1,062
1939		29	1,232
1938		47	926
1937		36	1,091
1936		49	878
1935		41	1,008
1934		52	878
1933		43	976
1932		43	1,022
1931		37	1,126
1930		41	1,091
1929		47	994
1928		40	1,121
1927		37	1,195
1926		36	1,213
1925		32	1,298
1924		23	1,667
1923		29	1,378
1922		16	2,125
1921		24	1,580
1920		13	2,432
1919		30	1,314
1918		25	1,487
1917		25	1,428
1916		25	1,411
1915		23	1,447
1914		14	1,758
1913		25	1,020
1912		9	1,858
1911		< 5	--
1910		< 5	--
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		< 5	--
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1902		< 5	--
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1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.