Given name & surname
Rollie
“from the renowned land”
Rollie is a variant of Roland. One German interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rollie is a variant of Roland. One German interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rollie is a variant of Roland. An origin associated with Roland is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rollie is a variant of Roland. The history of Roland gives this family its wider story. The Chanson de Roland tells of Charlemagne’s follower Roland and his death at Roncesvalles. His devoted friendship with Oliver forms part of that literary tradition; in Italian versions, Roland becomes Orlando.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rollie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,594
- 3,570 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,731 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,731 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 67 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,356 as a first name in 2020; 400 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rollie
- Rollie FingersAmerican baseball playerborn 1946
- Rollie MassiminoAmerican basketball coach (1934-2017)
- Rollie FreeAmerican motorcycle racer (1900-1984)
- Rollie StilesAmerican baseball player (1906–2007)
- Rollie HeathAmerican politicianborn 1937
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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