Boys' name · peaked in 1931
Roland name popularity since 1925
81,525 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Roland. Half of them were born in 1953 or earlier, so the typical Roland is about 73 years old in 2026. Roland peaked in 1931 as the #107 name for boys, and it ranked #608 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 81,525
- Named Roland, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1931
- #107 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #608
- for boys in 2025 (466 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 300 girls · 81,225 boys
- Most popular in
- Maine
- 7.17× its national share
Peak year is the year Roland made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Roland births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Roland peaked in 1931.
- Fastest rise: Between 2012 and 2017, Roland became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 6,060 baby boys to 1 in 3,470.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Roland's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Roland.
Decade by decade
Babies named Roland in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 64 | 8,709 | – |
| 1930s | 79 | 15,001 | #119 |
| 1940s | 21 | 13,093 | #158 |
| 1950s | 25 | 12,329 | #202 |
| 1960s | 38 | 9,681 | #244 |
| 1970s | 53 | 5,484 | #338 |
| 1980s | 20 | 4,230 | #421 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,114 | #606 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,665 | #732 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,270 | #588 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,649 | #608 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.5% of babies named Roland from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Roland is most popular
The index compares Roland's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Roland.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 7.17× | 2,411 |
| New Hampshire | 6.00× | 1,482 |
| Rhode Island | 5.19× | 1,444 |
| Vermont | 4.30× | 564 |
| Hawaii | 2.70× | 663 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Roland and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Roland (this page) | 81,225 | 1931 |
| Rolland | 7,175 | 1928 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Roland's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Roland.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Roland (1931).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data