Boys' name · peaked in 1975
Rolando name popularity since 1925
24,460 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rolando. Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Rolando is about 38 years old in 2026. Rolando peaked in 1975 as the #375 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 24,460
- Named Rolando, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,374 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 78 girls · 24,382 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 6.35× its national share
Peak year is the year Rolando 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.
Rolando births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1994. Measured as a share of all babies, Rolando peaked in 1975.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Rolando became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 7,040 baby boys to 1 in 4,370.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 4,590 to 1 in 8,040.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rolando's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rolando.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rolando 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 | 0 | 55 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 197 | #1,481 |
| 1940s | 0 | 419 | #1,138 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,618 | #570 |
| 1960s | 6 | 2,652 | #454 |
| 1970s | 23 | 3,663 | #375 |
| 1980s | 33 | 4,219 | #427 |
| 1990s | 16 | 4,075 | #489 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,232 | #555 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,307 | #953 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 945 | #1,374 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.3% of babies named Rolando from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Rolando is most popular
The index compares Rolando'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 Rolando.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6.35× | 10,571 |
| California | 1.94× | 4,357 |
| Florida | 1.74× | 1,332 |
| Arizona | 1.26× | 346 |
| Illinois | 1.04× | 1,077 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rolando's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rolando.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rolando (1975).
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