Is Roland a boy or girl name?
Roland is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 413 boys were named Roland, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 100,726 US babies named Roland were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #663
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Roland since 1880
- 100,726
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 1,834 babies
Boys and girls named Roland, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 444 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 875 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,316 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 8,799 | 28 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 16,879 | 98 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 15,001 | 79 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 13,093 | 21 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 12,330 | 25 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 9,682 | 38 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 5,484 | 53 | 1% |
| 1980s | 4,230 | 20 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 3,114 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,665 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,270 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,182 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 413 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 414 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 461 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 405 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 489 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 538 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 514 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 534 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 510 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 471 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 438 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 360 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 313 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 302 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 290 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 304 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 296 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 301 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 265 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 277 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 236 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 249 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 238 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 242 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 257 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 255 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 252 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 254 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 315 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 286 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 324 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 332 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 358 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 359 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 379 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 405 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 434 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 408 | #439 | 5 | #12,772 |
| 1986 | 379 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 414 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 432 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 404 | #406 | 10 | #6,590 |
| 1982 | 421 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 455 | #379 | 5 | #11,717 |
| 1980 | 478 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 466 | #371 | 7 | #8,749 |
| 1978 | 485 | #348 | 6 | #9,438 |
| 1977 | 472 | #363 | 8 | #7,388 |
| 1976 | 512 | #337 | 8 | #7,111 |
| 1975 | 513 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 516 | #339 | 5 | #9,846 |
| 1973 | 562 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 579 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 640 | #306 | 10 | #5,433 |
| 1970 | 739 | #286 | 9 | #5,720 |
| 1969 | 770 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 799 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 800 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 879 | #238 | 9 | #4,783 |
| 1965 | 934 | #244 | 7 | #5,692 |
| 1964 | 1,087 | #227 | 9 | #4,919 |
| 1963 | 1,070 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 1,072 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 1,132 | #236 | 8 | #5,206 |
| 1960 | 1,139 | #240 | 5 | #7,104 |
| 1959 | 1,158 | #236 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1958 | 1,106 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 1,210 | #216 | 6 | #5,939 |
| 1956 | 1,223 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,267 | #202 | 8 | #4,661 |
| 1954 | 1,323 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 1,281 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 1,274 | #187 | 5 | #6,243 |
| 1951 | 1,295 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 1,193 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,221 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 1,333 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,434 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 1,264 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 1,184 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 1,268 | #155 | 6 | #4,467 |
| 1943 | 1,384 | #150 | 5 | #5,244 |
| 1942 | 1,451 | #143 | 5 | #5,238 |
| 1941 | 1,287 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 1,267 | #141 | 5 | #4,903 |
| 1939 | 1,329 | #131 | 13 | #2,386 |
| 1938 | 1,431 | #124 | 6 | #4,256 |
| 1937 | 1,317 | #126 | 7 | #3,730 |
| 1936 | 1,490 | #118 | 5 | #4,751 |
| 1935 | 1,486 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 1,445 | #119 | 5 | #4,850 |
| 1933 | 1,474 | #114 | 8 | #3,363 |
| 1932 | 1,611 | #111 | 15 | #2,218 |
| 1931 | 1,698 | #107 | 11 | #2,726 |
| 1930 | 1,720 | #107 | 9 | #3,287 |
| 1929 | 1,730 | #104 | 11 | #2,887 |
| 1928 | 1,779 | #107 | 12 | #2,739 |
| 1927 | 1,713 | #109 | 19 | #2,084 |
| 1926 | 1,702 | #107 | 15 | #2,449 |
| 1925 | 1,785 | #98 | 7 | #4,363 |
| 1924 | 1,822 | #98 | 12 | #2,943 |
| 1923 | 1,678 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 1,539 | #115 | 12 | #2,930 |
| 1921 | 1,630 | #107 | 10 | #3,357 |
| 1920 | 1,501 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 1,355 | #119 | 9 | #3,414 |
| 1918 | 1,385 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 1,285 | #117 | 7 | #4,023 |
| 1916 | 1,201 | #118 | 7 | #3,862 |
| 1915 | 1,137 | #118 | 5 | #4,839 |
| 1914 | 882 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 611 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 522 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 230 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 191 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 153 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 156 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 132 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 125 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 143 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 139 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 107 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 115 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 113 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 133 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 101 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 97 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 92 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 92 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 97 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 88 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 91 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 80 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 69 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 68 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 60 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 49 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 49 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 55 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 48 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 43 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 36 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 38 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 30 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 36 | #281 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Roland reached #98 in 1924. As a girl name, it reached #2,084 in 1927. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Roland
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.