Name profile

Rollo

A name of Latinized origin.

OriginLatinized
PronunciationAmerican English /ˈɹɑl.oʊ/; American English /ˈɹoʊ.loʊ/; British English /ˈɹɒl.əʊ/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#8,243

Meaning and history

Latinized form of Roul, the Old French form of Rolf. Rollo, also known as Rolf the Ganger, was an exiled Viking who became the first Duke of Normandy in the 10th century. The name has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 10 births, rank #7,491
20162016: 9 births, rank #8,146
2017: 10 births, rank #7,546
2018: 8 births, rank #8,819
2019: 8 births, rank #8,889
2020: 9 births, rank #8,067
20212021: 11 births, rank #7,089
2022: 12 births, rank #6,828
2023: 5 births, rank #12,239
2024: 11 births, rank #7,257
20252025: 9 births, rank #8,243

Rollo rose from #964 to #875 for boys between 1896 and 1898. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 8.