Rollo
Rollo is a given name and surname derived from a Latinized form of the Old Norse Hrólfr or Rolfr meaning "famed wolf".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Rollo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rollo is a given name and surname derived from a Latinized form of the Old Norse Hrólfr or Rolfr meaning "famed wolf".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Rollo
American parents first put Rollo on the record books as a baby boy name in 1881, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 38 Rollos were born — ranking #1,112 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Rollos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (11 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 940 Rollos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Rollo
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rollo. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Rolo
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About the name Rollo
Rollo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 940 births in the dataset. Rollo's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #1,112. Use the chart and map above to compare Rollo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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