How Many People Are Named Rolfe?
An estimated 247 people in the United States have the first name Rolfe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Rolfe peaked in popularity in 1955 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rolfe 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 Rolfe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Rolfe is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
247
About 1 in 1,387,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1955
20 births
Total Registered
543
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rolfe
Rolfe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 543 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rolfe as a male name
Ranked #5,840 in 1974
5 male births in 1974
Peak: 1955 (20 births)
Rolfe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rolfe span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 148 babies were registered. Rolfe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rolfe by Decade
How has Rolfe 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.
Rolfe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rolfe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rolfe
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rolfe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rolfe?
We estimate approximately 247 people named Rolfe 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 1,387,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Rolfe a common name?
Rolfe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 543 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rolfe most popular?
Rolfe reached peak popularity in 1955, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rolfe is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rolfe a male name?
Rolfe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rolfe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rolfe Smith, Rolfe Johnson, Rolfe 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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