Is Rolf a boy or girl name?
Rolf was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,097 US babies named Rolf were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,013
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rolf since 1912
- 3,097
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 97 babies
Boys and girls named Rolf, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 297 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 419 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 434 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 662 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 662 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 234 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 75 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #12,013 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,658 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,727 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,845 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,655 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,705 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,942 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,776 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,651 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,413 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,494 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,984 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,636 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,794 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,487 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,528 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,046 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,920 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,707 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,864 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,767 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,283 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,883 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,831 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,450 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,425 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,071 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,765 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,770 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 36 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 51 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 38 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 64 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 65 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 66 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 83 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 69 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 82 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 97 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 88 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 67 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 57 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 72 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 70 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 74 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 58 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 63 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 70 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 57 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 51 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 39 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 43 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 56 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 35 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 31 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 41 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 29 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 48 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 36 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 49 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 41 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 52 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 43 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 43 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 37 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 41 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 47 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 40 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 37 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 32 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,125 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 24 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,432 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,758 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 25 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rolf reached #774 in 1960. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rolf
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.