How Many People Are Named Rolf?
people named Rolf are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 205,029 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,103 babies named Rolf in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
96 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Germanic name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of Hrodulf (see RUDOLF). The Normans introduced this name to England but it soon became rare. In the modern era it has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world as a German import.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rolf in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rolf alive today is about 62 years old, and 65% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rolf first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1960, to 96 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rolf has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #780, in 1960. In 2025 it ranked #13,491.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,491 |
| Best rank | #780 (1960) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #909 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rolf alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rolf were born in New York than in any other state: about 171 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rolf was given 10.7 times as often in Minnesota, 3.7 times in New York and 2.8 times in California.
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