Boys' name · since 1880
Rolland
9,868 babies named Rolland in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,609 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,868
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rolland currently ranks #5609 among boys' names in America, with 9,868 babies recorded since 1880.
Rolland has 9,868 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5609 as of the latest data, more common than 60% 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.
- #1,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,609 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,868 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rolland ranks #1,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,609 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,868 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,609 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,868
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rolland's 9,868 recorded births place it above 97.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Rolland compares
9,868 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Rolland's all-time total is 27x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rolland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,868 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 264 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rolland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rolland's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 264, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rolland popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 264
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Rolland popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1930 (Rolland as girls' name)
Rolland by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,282 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Rolland's strongest decade.
2,282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Rolland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 112
1880s
112 births
- 1890s 127
1890s
127 births
- 1900s 185
1900s
185 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,186 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,282 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,919 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,421 births
- 1950s
1950s
914 births
- 1960s 556
1960s
556 births
- 1970s 318
1970s
318 births
- 1980s 236
1980s
236 births
- 1990s 175
1990s
175 births
- 2000s 113
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 195
2010s
195 births
- 2020s 129
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,282 births (23% of all-time use).
How Rolland 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 Rolland's total volume
Rolland by state
Where Rolland concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 887 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 691 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 530 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 514 | 5.2% |
| #5 | California | | 396 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Nebraska | | 382 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 350 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 347 | 3.5% |
887 of 9,868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Rolland appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rolland's data
- Rolland's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,282 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Rollands (887 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Rolland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
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 Rolland 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.