Roland
Last seen for girls in 1987 at #11,325 · #607 for boys in 2025, 466 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1924 · 1,822 births
- Debut · boys
- 36 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 100,829since 1880
Roland over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #607 | 466 | |
| 2024 | — | #663 | 413 | |
| 2023 | — | #662 | 414 | |
| 2022 | — | #608 | 461 | |
| 2021 | — | #668 | 405 | |
| 2020 | — | #570 | 490 | |
| 2019 | — | #532 | 538 | |
| 2018 | — | #545 | 514 | |
| 2017 | — | #530 | 534 | |
| 2016 | — | #562 | 510 | |
| 2015 | — | #588 | 471 | |
| 2014 | — | #610 | 438 | |
| 2013 | — | #669 | 360 | |
| 2012 | — | #740 | 313 | |
| 2011 | — | #751 | 302 | |
| 2010 | — | #769 | 290 | |
| 2009 | — | #752 | 304 | |
| 2008 | — | #754 | 296 | |
| 2007 | — | #743 | 301 | |
| 2006 | — | #782 | 265 | |
| 2005 | — | #729 | 277 | |
| 2004 | — | #767 | 236 | |
| 2003 | — | #730 | 249 | |
| 2002 | — | #735 | 238 | |
| 2001 | — | #723 | 242 | |
| 2000 | — | #688 | 257 | |
| 1999 | — | #668 | 255 | |
| 1998 | — | #677 | 252 | |
| 1997 | — | #648 | 254 | |
| 1996 | — | #578 | 315 | |
| 1995 | — | #605 | 286 | |
| 1994 | — | #571 | 324 | |
| 1993 | — | #557 | 332 | |
| 1992 | — | #535 | 358 | |
| 1991 | — | #533 | 359 | |
| 1990 | — | #507 | 379 | |
| 1989 | — | #470 | 405 | |
| 1988 | — | #432 | 435 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #439 | 408 |
| 1986 | — | #444 | 379 | |
| 1985 | — | #421 | 413 | |
| 1984 | — | #394 | 432 | |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #406 | 404 |
| 1982 | — | #401 | 421 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #378 | 455 |
| 1980 | — | #365 | 478 | |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #371 | 466 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #348 | 485 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #363 | 472 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #336 | 512 |
| 1975 | — | #338 | 513 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #337 | 517 |
| 1973 | — | #312 | 561 | |
| 1972 | — | #317 | 579 | |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #306 | 640 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #285 | 739 |
| 1969 | — | #268 | 770 | |
| 1968 | — | #253 | 799 | |
| 1967 | — | #250 | 800 | |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #238 | 880 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #244 | 933 |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | #227 | 1,087 |
| 1963 | — | #230 | 1,069 | |
| 1962 | — | #235 | 1,073 | |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #236 | 1,132 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #240 | 1,138 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #235 | 1,159 |
| 1958 | — | #234 | 1,106 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #216 | 1,210 |
| 1956 | — | #212 | 1,223 | |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #202 | 1,267 |
| 1954 | — | #193 | 1,322 | |
| 1953 | — | #191 | 1,281 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #187 | 1,273 |
| 1951 | — | #184 | 1,295 | |
| 1950 | — | #187 | 1,193 | |
| 1949 | — | #175 | 1,221 | |
| 1948 | — | #170 | 1,333 | |
| 1947 | — | #166 | 1,434 | |
| 1946 | — | #166 | 1,264 | |
| 1945 | — | #158 | 1,184 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #155 | 1,268 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #150 | 1,384 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #143 | 1,452 |
| 1941 | — | #144 | 1,286 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #141 | 1,267 |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | #131 | 1,329 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #124 | 1,431 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #126 | 1,317 |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #117 | 1,490 |
| 1935 | — | #119 | 1,486 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #119 | 1,445 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #114 | 1,474 |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | #111 | 1,611 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #107 | 1,697 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #106 | 1,721 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #104 | 1,730 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #107 | 1,779 |
| 1927 | #2,026 | 19 | #109 | 1,713 |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | #107 | 1,702 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #98 | 1,785 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #98 | 1,822 |
| 1923 | — | #104 | 1,678 | |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #115 | 1,539 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #107 | 1,630 |
| 1920 | — | #114 | 1,501 | |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #119 | 1,355 |
| 1918 | — | #121 | 1,385 | |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #117 | 1,285 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #118 | 1,201 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #118 | 1,137 |
| 1914 | — | #121 | 882 | |
| 1913 | — | #128 | 611 | |
| 1912 | — | #126 | 522 | |
| 1911 | — | #146 | 230 | |
| 1910 | — | #162 | 191 | |
| 1909 | — | #162 | 153 | |
| 1908 | — | #151 | 156 | |
| 1907 | — | #165 | 132 | |
| 1906 | — | #156 | 125 | |
| 1905 | — | #147 | 143 | |
| 1904 | — | #142 | 139 | |
| 1903 | — | #162 | 107 | |
| 1902 | — | #153 | 115 | |
| 1901 | — | #145 | 113 | |
| 1900 | — | #156 | 133 | |
| 1899 | — | #150 | 101 | |
| 1898 | — | #168 | 97 | |
| 1897 | — | #167 | 92 | |
| 1896 | — | #177 | 92 | |
| 1895 | — | #160 | 97 | |
| 1894 | — | #171 | 88 | |
| 1893 | — | #160 | 91 | |
| 1892 | — | #192 | 80 | |
| 1891 | — | #184 | 69 | |
| 1890 | — | #194 | 68 | |
| 1889 | — | #211 | 60 | |
| 1888 | — | #251 | 49 | |
| 1887 | — | #224 | 49 | |
| 1886 | — | #228 | 55 | |
| 1885 | — | #237 | 48 | |
| 1884 | — | #259 | 43 | |
| 1883 | — | #275 | 36 | |
| 1882 | — | #277 | 38 | |
| 1881 | — | #289 | 30 | |
| 1880 | — | #280 | 36 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Roland was already there! It came in at #280, and was given to 36 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 44 boys a year got the name.
Where Roland is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#24 · 1 in 95
- Rhode Island#33 · 1 in 137
- Vermont#34 · 1 in 136
- Maine#36 · 1 in 149
- Nevada#54 · 1 in 170
Best ever in a state: #9 in New Hampshire, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #24 | 43 | 1 in 95 |
| Rhode Island | #33 | 45 | 1 in 137 |
| Vermont | #34 | 21 | 1 in 136 |
| Maine | #36 | 51 | 1 in 149 |
| Maryland | #54 | 70 | 1 in 262 |
| Nevada | #54 | 5 | 1 in 170 |
| Delaware | #61 | 7 | 1 in 323 |
| Massachusetts | #62 | 108 | 1 in 367 |
| Connecticut | #81 | 27 | 1 in 619 |
| Louisiana | #96 | 62 | 1 in 422 |
| Wisconsin | #102 | 46 | 1 in 643 |
| Hawaii | #104 | 8 | 1 in 523 |
| Minnesota | #105 | 45 | 1 in 594 |
| South Dakota | #107 | 10 | 1 in 515 |
| District of Columbia | #111 | 13 | 1 in 706 |
| North Dakota | #120 | 9 | 1 in 633 |
| New Jersey | #122 | 32 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Pennsylvania | #130 | 71 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Nebraska | #134 | 14 | 1 in 766 |
| Ohio | #140 | 59 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Washington | #142 | 18 | 1 in 973 |
| Arizona | #143 | 9 | 1 in 670 |
| New York | #143 | 72 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Oregon | #144 | 11 | 1 in 929 |
| Michigan | #148 | 44 | 1 in 1,316 |
| Missouri | #149 | 29 | 1 in 1,163 |
| Illinois | #153 | 58 | 1 in 1,274 |
| Florida | #154 | 21 | 1 in 886 |
| North Carolina | #154 | 45 | 1 in 925 |
| Alabama | #155 | 33 | 1 in 991 |
| Virginia | #156 | 31 | 1 in 953 |
| Iowa | #159 | 20 | 1 in 1,144 |
| California | #160 | 62 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Indiana | #166 | 25 | 1 in 1,370 |
| West Virginia | #173 | 17 | 1 in 1,227 |
| South Carolina | #174 | 20 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Utah | #178 | 7 | 1 in 995 |
| Mississippi | #180 | 20 | 1 in 1,186 |
| Kansas | #186 | 12 | 1 in 1,274 |
| Tennessee | #203 | 19 | 1 in 1,680 |
| Oklahoma | #205 | 14 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Texas | #215 | 56 | 1 in 1,258 |
| Georgia | #224 | 18 | 1 in 1,961 |
| Arkansas | #226 | 12 | 1 in 1,746 |
| Kentucky | #230 | 15 | 1 in 1,999 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Roland
- 56 spots since 2024 (#663 → #607)
- 37 spots since 2020 (#570 → #607)
- 19 spots since 2015 (#588 → #607)
- Biggest jump: 71 spots in 2013 (#740 → #669)
- Biggest drop: 98 spots in 2021 (#570 → #668)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1924 at #98 (1,822 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 42 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1924–1925
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 613 boys born in 1931 were named Roland (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,665 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #98 in 1924, was only 1 in 622 (0.16%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.7% of all boys named Roland (16,879) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 444 | #211 (1889) | #253 |
| 1890s | 875 | #150 (1899) | #172 |
| 1900s | 1,316 | #142 (1904) | #154 |
| 1910s | 8,799 | #117 (1917) | #128 |
| 1920s | 16,879 | #98 (1924) | #106 |
| 1930s | 15,001 | #106 (1930) | #117 |
| 1940s | 13,093 | #141 (1940) | #157 |
| 1950s | 12,329 | #184 (1951) | #204 |
| 1960s | 9,681 | #227 (1964) | #242 |
| 1970s | 5,484 | #285 (1970) | #331 |
| 1980s | 4,230 | #365 (1980) | #415 |
| 1990s | 3,114 | #507 (1990) | #588 |
| 2000s | 2,665 | #688 (2000) | #740 |
| 2010s | 4,270 | #530 (2017) | #630 |
| 2020s | 2,649 | #570 (2020) | #630 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Roland in 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 270,144 of them was named Roland, which outranked 14.1% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 756 names at #4,622; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 951 of them was named Roland, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.