How Many People Are Named Rola?
An estimated 154 people in the United States have the first name Rola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Rola peaked in popularity in 1984 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rola 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 Rola paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
154
About 1 in 2,225,678 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1984
11 births
Total Registered
164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rola
Rola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 164 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rola as a female name
Ranked #13,185 in 2020
7 female births in 2020
Peak: 1984 (11 births)
Rola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rola span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 59 babies were registered. Rola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rola by Decade
How has Rola 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.
Rola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rola?
We estimate approximately 154 people named Rola 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 2,225,678 Americans share this first name.
Is Rola a common name?
Rola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rola most popular?
Rola reached peak popularity in 1984, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rola is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rola a female name?
Rola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rola Smith, Rola Johnson, Rola 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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