Girls' name · since 1944
Rolanda
3,386 babies named Rolanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,329 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,386
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rolanda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,386 recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolanda has been recorded 3,386 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2015.
- #3,329 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,386 born since 1944
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolanda ranks #3,329 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,386 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,329 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,386
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rolanda's 3,386 recorded births place it above 95.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Rolanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rolanda splits its recorded history at 1977: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 176 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rolanda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2015
- Peak year (1971)
- 176
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Rolanda popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 1968 (Rolanda as boys' name)
Rolanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,248 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Rolanda's strongest decade.
1,248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Rolanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 70
1940s
70 births
- 1950s 359
1950s
359 births
- 1960s
1960s
744 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,248 births
- 1980s
1980s
507 births
- 1990s 356
1990s
356 births
- 2000s 89
2000s
89 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,248 births (37% of all-time use).
How Rolanda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rolanda's total volume
Rolanda by state
Where Rolanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 213 | 6.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 153 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 141 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 112 | 3.3% |
| #5 | California | | 111 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 102 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 87 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 85 | 2.5% |
213 of 3,386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Rolanda appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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- Rolanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,248 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rolandas (213 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 Rolanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1944–2015 (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 Rolanda 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.