US rank #4574 Boys' name Peak 2021 1,067 births

Rolan — #4574 US boys' name

1,067 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.

1910s341920s991930s1051940s721950s781960s521970s371980s921990s462000s1282010s1992020s125
#4574
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Rolan was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

33 babies were named Rolan in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rolan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,067 babies named Rolan between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rolan currently holds the #4574 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rolan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rolan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Rolan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rolan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,067 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rolan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,067

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2021

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,574

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rolan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
33
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Rolan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
199 births that decade — 19% of Rolan's all-time total
1910s341920s991930s1051940s721950s781960s521970s371980s921990s462000s1282010s1992020s125

Rolan by state

Where Rolan concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rolan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 4.0%
#2 Texas
25 2.3%
#3 Florida
5 0.5%
California share of Rolan's total US births 4.0%
Even split

43 of 1,067 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rolan?
1,067 babies have been named Rolan since 1915. It currently ranks #4574 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 33 births.
When was Rolan most popular?
Rolan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 199 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Rolan most popular?
The top states for the name Rolan are California (43 births), Texas (25 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Rolan been used?
Rolan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rolan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roland, Rolando, Rolland, Rollin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.