Boys' name · since 1916
Rolando
Rolando has 24,438 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,438
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rolando currently ranks #1372 among boys' names in America, with 24,438 babies recorded since 1916.
Rolando has 24,438 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1372 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #752 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,372 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 24,438 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolando ranks #752 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,372 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 24,438 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,438
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rolando's 24,438 recorded births place it above 98.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rolando compares
24,438 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Rolando's all-time total is 66x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rolando | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,438 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 473 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rolando's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rolando splits its recorded history at 1971: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 473 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rolando popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 473
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Rolando popularity over time - girls
78 total births recorded since 1967 (Rolando as girls' name)
Rolando by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,232 births, 17% of the file).
2000s was Rolando's strongest decade.
4,232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Rolando births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 93
1920s
93 births
- 1930s 197
1930s
197 births
- 1940s 419
1940s
419 births
- 1950s 1,618
1950s
1,618 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,652 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,663 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,219 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,075 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,232 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,307 births
- 2020s 945
2020s
945 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,232 births (17% of all-time use).
How Rolando 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 Rolando's total volume
Rolando by state
Where Rolando concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10,571 | 43.3% |
| #2 | California | | 4,357 | 17.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,423 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,332 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,077 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 439 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 346 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 296 | 1.2% |
10,571 of 24,438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Rolando appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rolando's data
- Rolando's decade-level peak was the 2000s (4,232 total births); usage has since declined to 945 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rolandos (10,571 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 Rolando: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Rolando 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.