Rolland — #4693 US boys' name
9,852 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.
More common than 67% of names given to boys today.
23% of everyone ever named Rolland was born in this single decade.
264 babies were named Rolland in 1928 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rolland
The Social Security Administration has registered 9,852 babies named Rolland between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rolland currently holds the #4693 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 264 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rolland performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,282 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Rolland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 887 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Rolland in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rolland 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 9,852 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.
Rolland at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Rolland popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1928)
- 264
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #4693 among boys.
9,852 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1928 with 264 births in a single year.
Rolland popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 1930 (Rolland as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Rolland accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rolland by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 2,282 births that decade — 23% of Rolland's all-time total
Rolland decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,282 births
- Runner-up 1,919 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Rolland's strongest decade
2,282 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 23% of all-time use.
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 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 347 | 3.5% |
887 of 9,852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Ohio 9.0% of nationwide
- Michigan 7.0% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.4% of nationwide
- Minnesota 5.2% of nationwide
- California 4.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 28 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Ohio accounts for 9.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Rolland appears in 28 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, 1880–2024 (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.