Roll

Peak · boys
1881 · 5 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5
since 1881

Roll over time

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Rank among boys' names. Roll has never cracked the top 800 here.

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1881#8665
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First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Roll! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–2025, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Roll is popular in 2025

No state had 5 or more boys named Roll in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.

See more about Roll
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1881
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1881 at #866 (5 births)
  • Births halved by 1882, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1881
Share of babies · boys
1 in 20,147
  • Highest: 1 in 20,147 boys born in 1881 were named Roll (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1880s
  • 100.0% of all boys named Roll (5) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#866 (1881)#866

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

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