Roland
Boy name · Germanic origin
Roland meaning
fame-land
Roland at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #663 in 2024
Roland popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #280 | 36 |
| 1890 | #194 | 68 |
| 1900 | #156 | 133 |
| 1910 | #162 | 191 |
| 1920 | #114 | 1,501 |
| 1924 | #98 | 1,822 |
| 1930 | #107 | 1,720 |
| 1940 | #141 | 1,267 |
| 1950 | #187 | 1,193 |
| 1960 | #240 | 1,139 |
| 1970 | #285 | 739 |
| 1980 | #365 | 478 |
| 1990 | #507 | 379 |
| 2000 | #688 | 257 |
| 2010 | #769 | 290 |
| 2020 | #570 | 489 |
| 2024 | #663 | 413 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #280 | 36 |
| 1881 | #289 | 30 |
| 1882 | #277 | 38 |
| 1883 | #275 | 36 |
| 1884 | #259 | 43 |
| 1885 | #237 | 48 |
| 1886 | #228 | 55 |
| 1887 | #224 | 49 |
| 1888 | #251 | 49 |
| 1889 | #211 | 60 |
| 1890 | #194 | 68 |
| 1891 | #184 | 69 |
| 1892 | #192 | 80 |
| 1893 | #160 | 91 |
| 1894 | #171 | 88 |
| 1895 | #160 | 97 |
| 1896 | #177 | 92 |
| 1897 | #167 | 92 |
| 1898 | #168 | 97 |
| 1899 | #150 | 101 |
| 1900 | #156 | 133 |
| 1901 | #145 | 113 |
| 1902 | #153 | 115 |
| 1903 | #162 | 107 |
| 1904 | #142 | 139 |
| 1905 | #147 | 143 |
| 1906 | #156 | 125 |
| 1907 | #165 | 132 |
| 1908 | #151 | 156 |
| 1909 | #162 | 153 |
| 1910 | #162 | 191 |
| 1911 | #146 | 230 |
| 1912 | #126 | 522 |
| 1913 | #128 | 611 |
| 1914 | #121 | 882 |
| 1915 | #118 | 1,137 |
| 1916 | #118 | 1,201 |
| 1917 | #117 | 1,285 |
| 1918 | #121 | 1,385 |
| 1919 | #119 | 1,355 |
| 1920 | #114 | 1,501 |
| 1921 | #107 | 1,630 |
| 1922 | #115 | 1,539 |
| 1923 | #104 | 1,678 |
| 1924 | #98 | 1,822 |
| 1925 | #98 | 1,785 |
| 1926 | #107 | 1,702 |
| 1927 | #109 | 1,713 |
| 1928 | #107 | 1,779 |
| 1929 | #104 | 1,730 |
| 1930 | #107 | 1,720 |
| 1931 | #107 | 1,698 |
| 1932 | #111 | 1,611 |
| 1933 | #114 | 1,474 |
| 1934 | #119 | 1,445 |
| 1935 | #119 | 1,486 |
| 1936 | #118 | 1,490 |
| 1937 | #126 | 1,317 |
| 1938 | #124 | 1,431 |
| 1939 | #131 | 1,329 |
| 1940 | #141 | 1,267 |
| 1941 | #144 | 1,287 |
| 1942 | #143 | 1,451 |
| 1943 | #150 | 1,384 |
| 1944 | #155 | 1,268 |
| 1945 | #158 | 1,184 |
| 1946 | #166 | 1,264 |
| 1947 | #166 | 1,434 |
| 1948 | #170 | 1,333 |
| 1949 | #175 | 1,221 |
| 1950 | #187 | 1,193 |
| 1951 | #184 | 1,295 |
| 1952 | #187 | 1,274 |
| 1953 | #191 | 1,281 |
| 1954 | #193 | 1,323 |
| 1955 | #202 | 1,267 |
| 1956 | #212 | 1,223 |
| 1957 | #216 | 1,210 |
| 1958 | #234 | 1,106 |
| 1959 | #235 | 1,158 |
| 1960 | #240 | 1,139 |
| 1961 | #236 | 1,132 |
| 1962 | #235 | 1,072 |
| 1963 | #230 | 1,070 |
| 1964 | #227 | 1,087 |
| 1965 | #244 | 934 |
| 1966 | #238 | 879 |
| 1967 | #250 | 800 |
| 1968 | #253 | 799 |
| 1969 | #269 | 770 |
| 1970 | #285 | 739 |
| 1971 | #306 | 640 |
| 1972 | #317 | 579 |
| 1973 | #312 | 562 |
| 1974 | #338 | 516 |
| 1975 | #338 | 513 |
| 1976 | #336 | 512 |
| 1977 | #363 | 472 |
| 1978 | #348 | 485 |
| 1979 | #371 | 466 |
| 1980 | #365 | 478 |
| 1981 | #378 | 455 |
| 1982 | #401 | 421 |
| 1983 | #406 | 404 |
| 1984 | #394 | 432 |
| 1985 | #421 | 414 |
| 1986 | #444 | 379 |
| 1987 | #439 | 408 |
| 1988 | #433 | 434 |
| 1989 | #470 | 405 |
| 1990 | #507 | 379 |
| 1991 | #533 | 359 |
| 1992 | #535 | 358 |
| 1993 | #557 | 332 |
| 1994 | #571 | 324 |
| 1995 | #605 | 286 |
| 1996 | #578 | 315 |
| 1997 | #648 | 254 |
| 1998 | #677 | 252 |
| 1999 | #668 | 255 |
| 2000 | #688 | 257 |
| 2001 | #723 | 242 |
| 2002 | #735 | 238 |
| 2003 | #730 | 249 |
| 2004 | #767 | 236 |
| 2005 | #729 | 277 |
| 2006 | #782 | 265 |
| 2007 | #743 | 301 |
| 2008 | #754 | 296 |
| 2009 | #752 | 304 |
| 2010 | #769 | 290 |
| 2011 | #750 | 302 |
| 2012 | #740 | 313 |
| 2013 | #669 | 360 |
| 2014 | #610 | 438 |
| 2015 | #588 | 471 |
| 2016 | #562 | 510 |
| 2017 | #530 | 534 |
| 2018 | #545 | 514 |
| 2019 | #532 | 538 |
| 2020 | #570 | 489 |
| 2021 | #668 | 405 |
| 2022 | #608 | 461 |
| 2023 | #661 | 414 |
| 2024 | #663 | 413 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Roland” (revision 92991103), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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