How Many People Are Named Roland?
people named Roland are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,457 people in the US has this name
Based on 101,191 babies named Roland in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,834 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Germanic elements hrod meaning "fame" and land meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave". Roland was a semi-legendary French hero whose story is told in the medieval epic 'La Chanson de Roland', in which he is a nephew of Charlemagne killed in battle with the Saracens. The Normans introduced this name to England.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Roland in English. Counting Roland and these spellings together, about 50,701 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Roland (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Roland alive today is about 51 years old, and 47% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 33 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Roland first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 1,834 babies. In 2025, 466 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Roland never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #98, in 1924 to 1925, and it was in the top 100 for 2 years, 1924 to 1925. In 2025 it ranked #608.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #608 |
| Best rank | #98 (1924 to 1925) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (1924 to 1925) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #108 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Roland alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Roland were born in Texas than in any other state: about 6,017 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Roland was given 7 times as often in New Hampshire, 6.4 times in Maine and 4.5 times in Rhode Island.
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