Is Rolfe a boy or girl name?

Rolfe is a boy’s name. Of the 543 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Rolfe

Recorded 1912–1974 · United States

Rolfe was most popular in 1955, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,940 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 543 people named Rolfe.

Rolfe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rolfe’s peak in 1955. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rolfe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rolfe is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 543 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org