Rolando vs Roland

Side-by-side comparison of Rolando and Roland — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rolando

Boy name · Rank #1267

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Name B

Roland

Boy name · Rank #663

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Metric Rolando Roland
Current Rank #1267 #663
Total Births (all years) 24,302 100,364
Peak Year 1994 1924
Peak Year Births 473 1,822
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rolando Roland
1880ss — 444
1890ss — 875
1900ss — 1,316
1910ss 18 8,799
1920ss 93 16,879
1930ss 197 15,001
1940ss 419 13,093
1950ss 1,618 12,330
1960ss 2,652 9,682
1970ss 3,663 5,484
1980ss 4,219 4,230
1990ss 4,075 3,114
2000ss 4,232 2,665
2010ss 2,306 4,270
2020ss 810 2,182

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rolando Roland
2014 238 438
2015 217 471
2016 224 510
2017 194 534
2018 178 514
2019 174 538
2020 157 489
2021 172 405
2022 163 461
2023 163 414
2024 155 413

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2024.

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