Rolan Boy
How popular is Rolan?
#5,397 boy name in 2025
17 baby boys were named Rolan in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
Rolan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,397 for boys (▼ 830 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,709 in 2015, #4,137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (33 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,873 in 1923 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rolan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rolan family of names ranked #2,360 for boys in 2025 (#2,058 the year before), with 42 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rolan | 17 | 40% |
| Rollin | 13 | 31% |
| Rolen | 7 | 17% |
| Rolin | 5 | 12% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rolan is most popular
Babies named Rolan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Rolan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | #2,384 |
| 1920s | 99 | #1,873 |
| 1930s | 105 | #1,964 |
| 1940s | 72 | #2,008 |
| 1950s | 78 | #2,286 |
| 1960s | 52 | #3,040 |
| 1970s | 37 | #3,604 |
| 1980s | 92 | #2,938 |
| 1990s | 46 | #5,088 |
| 2000s | 128 | #4,321 |
| 2010s | 199 | #4,090 |
| 2020s | 142 | #3,424 |
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Questions
- Is Rolan a boy or girl name?
- Rolan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rolan were boys.
- How popular is the name Rolan?
- 17 baby boys were named Rolan in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
- When was Rolan most popular?
- Rolan peaked in 2021, when 33 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,873 in 1923.
- How many people are named Rolan?
- 1,084 babies have been named Rolan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 782 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Rolan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rolan was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.