Roland Boy
How popular is Roland?
#607 boy name in 2025
466 baby boys were named Roland in the US in 2025, making it the 607th most popular boy name.
Roland popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #607 for boys (▲ 56 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 466 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #588 in 2015, #570 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1924 (1,822 boys) |
| Highest rank | #98 in 1924 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Roland counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Roland family of names ranked #574 for boys in 2025 (#609 the year before), with 482 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Roland | 466 | 97% |
| Rolland | 16 | 3% |
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 Roland is most popular
Babies named Roland per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Montana: 0.7 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Washington: 0.5 per 1,000 (81 boys)
- Oregon: 0.5 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.5 per 1,000 (58 boys)
- Alaska: 0.4 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Roland by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 444 | #211 |
| 1890s | 875 | #150 |
| 1900s | 1,316 | #142 |
| 1910s | 8,799 | #117 |
| 1920s | 16,879 | #98 |
| 1930s | 15,001 | #106 |
| 1940s | 13,093 | #141 |
| 1950s | 12,329 | #184 |
| 1960s | 9,681 | #227 |
| 1970s | 5,484 | #285 |
| 1980s | 4,230 | #365 |
| 1990s | 3,114 | #506 |
| 2000s | 2,665 | #687 |
| 2010s | 4,270 | #530 |
| 2020s | 2,649 | #570 |
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Questions
- Is Roland a boy or girl name?
- Roland is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Roland were boys.
- How popular is the name Roland?
- 466 baby boys were named Roland in the US in 2025, making it the 607th most popular boy name.
- When was Roland most popular?
- Roland peaked in 1924, when 1,822 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #98, held for 2 years starting in 1924.
- How many people are named Roland?
- 101,191 babies have been named Roland in the US since 1880. We estimate about 47,087 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
- Where is Roland most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Roland was most common in Montana, at 0.7 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.