Boys' name · since 1880
Rowland
4,279 babies named Rowland in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,614 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,279
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rowland is the #5614 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,279 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Rowland recorded 4,279 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #5614 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,980 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,614 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,279 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rowland ranks #1,980 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,614 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,279 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,614 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,279
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rowland's 4,279 recorded births place it above 95.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rowland compares
4,279 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Rowland's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rowland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,279 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rowland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rowland splits its recorded history at 1954: 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 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 90 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rowland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Rowland by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (721 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Rowland's strongest decade.
721 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Rowland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 57
1880s
57 births
- 1890s 77
1890s
77 births
- 1900s 106
1900s
106 births
- 1910s
1910s
521 births
- 1920s
1920s
721 births
- 1930s
1930s
544 births
- 1940s
1940s
486 births
- 1950s
1950s
522 births
- 1960s
1960s
379 births
- 1970s 183
1970s
183 births
- 1980s 153
1980s
153 births
- 1990s 133
1990s
133 births
- 2000s 111
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 161
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 125
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 721 births (17% of all-time use).
How Rowland 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 Rowland's total volume
Rowland by state
Where Rowland concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 216 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 215 | 5.0% |
| #3 | California | | 117 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 78 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 71 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 52 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 32 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 29 | 0.7% |
216 of 4,279 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Rowland appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rowland's data
- Rowland's decade-level peak was the 1920s (721 total births); usage has since declined to 125 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rowlands (216 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Rowland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
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 Rowland 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.