Rolando — #1267 US boys' name
24,302 babies named Rolando in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 91% of names given to boys today.
17% of everyone ever named Rolando was born in this single decade.
473 babies were named Rolando in 1994 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rolando
The Social Security Administration has registered 24,302 babies named Rolando between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rolando currently holds the #1267 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 473 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rolando performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 4,232 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rolando shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10,519 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Rolando in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rolando 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 24,302 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.
Rolando at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Rolando popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916
- Peak year (1994)
- 473
- Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
Currently ranks #1267 among boys.
24,302 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 473 births in a single year.
Rolando popularity over time — girls
78 total births recorded since 1967 (Rolando as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Rolando accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rolando by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 4,232 births that decade — 17% of Rolando's all-time total
Rolando decade highlights
- Peak decade 4,232 births
- Runner-up 4,219 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Rolando's strongest decade
4,232 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
Rolando by state
Where Rolando concentrates geographically — total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10,519 | 43.3% |
| #2 | California | | 4,331 | 17.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,423 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,323 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,077 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 439 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 346 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 296 | 1.2% |
10,519 of 24,302 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 43.3% of nationwide
- California 17.8% of nationwide
- New York 5.9% of nationwide
- Florida 5.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 34 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 43.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Rolando appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1916–2024 (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.