Boys' name · since 1880
Roland
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 100,829 babies named Roland, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #315 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #607 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 100,829
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roland currently ranks #607 among boys' names in America, with 100,829 babies recorded since 1880.
Roland has 100,829 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #607 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #315 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #607 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 100,829 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roland ranks #315 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #607 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 100,829 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #315 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #607 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 100,829
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roland's 100,829 recorded births place it above 99.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Roland compares
100,829 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Roland's all-time total is 273x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 100,829 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,822 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roland's full recorded timeline at 1953, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 30 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 1,822 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roland popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 1,822
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Roland popularity over time - girls
362 total births recorded since 1915 (Roland as girls' name)
Roland by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16,879 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Roland's strongest decade.
16,879 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Roland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 444
1880s
444 births
- 1890s 875
1890s
875 births
- 1900s 1,316
1900s
1,316 births
- 1910s
1910s
8,799 births
- 1920s
1920s
16,879 births
- 1930s
1930s
15,001 births
- 1940s
1940s
13,093 births
- 1950s
1950s
12,329 births
- 1960s
1960s
9,681 births
- 1970s 5,484
1970s
5,484 births
- 1980s 4,230
1980s
4,230 births
- 1990s 3,114
1990s
3,114 births
- 2000s 2,665
2000s
2,665 births
- 2010s 4,270
2010s
4,270 births
- 2020s 2,649
2020s
2,649 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16,879 births (17% of all-time use).
How Roland 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 Roland's total volume
Roland by state
Where Roland concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8,751 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 6,208 | 6.2% |
| #3 | California | | 5,983 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5,637 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 4,093 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 3,870 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 3,674 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 3,320 | 3.3% |
8,751 of 100,829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Roland appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roland's data
- Roland's decade-level peak was the 1920s (16,879 total births); usage has since declined to 2,649 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rolands (8,751 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Roland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Roland 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.