Is Rolla a boy or girl name?

Rolla is a boy’s name. Of the 1,371 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.7% were girls and 95.3% were boys.

Rolla

Recorded 1880–1964 · United States

Rolla was most popular in 1916, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,917 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,371 people named Rolla.

Rolla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rolla’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rolla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rolla is a boy’s name — 4.7% of the 1,371 Americans given it were girls and 95.3% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Rolla

Where Rolla is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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