How Many People Are Named Roarke?
An estimated 356 people in the United States have the first name Roarke. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Roarke peaked in popularity in 2009 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Roarke as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Roarke paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
356
About 1 in 962,793 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2009
18 births
Total Registered
361
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Roarke
Roarke is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 361 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Roarke as a male name
Ranked #8,794 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (18 births)
Roarke: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Roarke span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 131 babies were registered. While Roarke is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Roarke by Decade
How has Roarke tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Roarke + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Roarke as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Roarke: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roarke?
We estimate approximately 356 people named Roarke are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 962,793 Americans share this first name.
Is Roarke a common name?
Roarke is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 361 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Roarke most popular?
Roarke reached peak popularity in 2009, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Roarke is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Roarke a male name?
Roarke is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Roarke Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Roarke Smith, Roarke Johnson, Roarke Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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