Rollins
One of English origin meaning "son of Rollo", a diminutive of the Germanic name Rolf.
Name Census estimates that about 445 living Americans carry the first name Rollins. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 78.2% of registrations being male. The average person named Rollins today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rollins births was 2024 (46 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rollins. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
445
~ 1 in 770,234 Americans
Peak year
2024
46 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,753
Tracked since 1908
Census
Rollins in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 406 people with the first name Rollins, which placed it at #23,937 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,937
National first-name rank
People counted
406
406 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
68.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rollins
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rollins is White at 68.0%. The next largest groups are Black (21.7%) and Hispanic (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rollins described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Rollins at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White68.0% · 276
- Black or African American21.7% · 88
- Hispanic or Latino5.2% · 21
- Two or more races3.9% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Rollins
Rollins is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 577 total registrations, 451 (78.2%) were male and 126 (21.8%) were female.
Rollins as a male name
- Ranked #3,753 in 2024
- 30 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (30 births)
Rollins as a female name
- Ranked #7,165 in 2024
- 16 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (20 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rollins leans strongly male. 329 people counted with this name were male (81.0%), compared with 77 female bearers (19.0%).
Popularity
Rollins: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rollins from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 193 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rollins by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Rollins during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Rollins' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Rollins
The name Rollins finds its origins in the medieval English language, derived from the Old French word "rollin," which referred to a person who rolled or wrapped items for a living. This occupational surname emerged during the 12th century in areas of England that had a strong Norman-French influence, such as East Anglia and the surrounding regions.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rollins can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a certain Radulfus Rollinus is mentioned as a landowner in Leicestershire. This indicates that the name was already in use among the Norman aristocracy that settled in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Rollins appeared sporadically in various historical records, including parish registers and court documents. One notable figure bearing this name was Sir John Rollins, a knight who fought alongside King Edward III during the Hundred Years' War in the 14th century.
During the Renaissance period, the name Rollins gained some prominence in the world of arts and literature. William Rollins (1542-1628), an English poet and playwright, was a contemporary of Shakespeare and contributed to the vibrant literary scene of Elizabethan England.
In the 18th century, Benjamin Rollins (1737-1802) was a prominent American Revolutionary War soldier who served under General George Washington. He later became a respected politician and landowner in New Hampshire.
Moving into the 19th century, one of the most famous individuals with the name Rollins was Theodore Walter Rollins (1856-1919), an American businessman and financier who founded the investment banking firm Rollins & Sons, which later became part of the multinational corporation Rollins Inc.
Another influential figure was Frances Rollins (1873-1957), an American educator and social reformer who played a significant role in establishing the prestigious Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, which bears her family name.
In more recent times, the name Rollins has been associated with various cultural figures, such as jazz musician Sonny Rollins (born 1930), a highly acclaimed saxophonist and composer, and Henry Rollins (born 1961), a punk rock singer, actor, and activist known for his work with the band Black Flag.
People
Rollins + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rollins as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Rollins: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rollins?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 445 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rollins going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 770,234 US residents.
Is Rollins a common name?
We classify Rollins as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 577 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rollins most popular?
The single biggest year for Rollins was 2024, when 46 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rollins is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rollins in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 406 people with the name Rollins, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,937 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Rollins in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Rollins?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rollins leans strongly male. 329 people counted with this name were male (81.0%), compared with 77 female bearers (19.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Rollins?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rollins is White at 68.0%. The next largest groups are Black (21.7%) and Hispanic (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Rollins most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Rollins in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.0% (276 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Rollins in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rollins a male name?
Yes, 78.2% of people registered as Rollins in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Rollins still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rollins in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Rollins can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Rollins?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Rollins at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.