The first name Rollo
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Latinization of the Old French equivalent of the English Rolf.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 19 boys were named Rollo, making it the 1,406th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rollo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rollo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 9 boys born in the United States were named Rollo, the 8,780th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 38 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Nicknames for Rollo
- Rollins
Famous people named Rollo
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rollo MayAmerican psychologist (1909–1994)
- Rollo WeeksBritish actor, born 1987
- Rollo BeckAmerican explorer, ornithologist and bird collector (1870–1950)
- Rollo CarpenterBritish artificial intelligence researcher, born 1965
- Patrick FrenchBritish writer (1966–2023)
Questions
- What does the name Rollo mean?
- Latinization of the Old French equivalent of the English Rolf.
- How popular is the name Rollo?
- In 2025, 19 boys born in England and Wales were named Rollo, ranking 1,406th.
- What are nicknames for Rollo?
- Common nicknames for Rollo include Rollins.
- Is Rollo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 949 US babies named Rollo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Rollo most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 38 babies were named Rollo, its highest rank at 1,123rd.
- Is Rollo also a surname?
- Yes. Rollo is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.