Boys' name · since 1915
Rolan
1,084 babies named Rolan in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,421 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,084
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rolan is the #5421 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,084 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolan has been recorded 1,084 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #5421 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #4,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,421 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,084 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolan ranks #4,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,421 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,084 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,421 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,084
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rolan's 1,084 recorded births place it above 89.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rolan compares
1,084 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rolan's all-time total is 194% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rolan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,084 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rolan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rolan's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rolan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Rolan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (199 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Rolan's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Rolan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
99 births
- 1930s
1930s
105 births
- 1940s 72
1940s
72 births
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
199 births
- 2020s
2020s
142 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 199 births (18% of all-time use).
How Rolan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rolan's total volume
Rolan by state
Where Rolan concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
43 of 1,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rolan's data
- Rolan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (199 total births) through the 2020s (142) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rolans (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rolan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rolan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.