Boy or Girl

Is Rowland a boy or girl name?

Rowland is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 15 boys were named Rowland, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,263 US babies named Rowland were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#6,097
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Rowland since 1880
4,263
Most popular year
1917
90 babies
Babies named Rowland each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Rowland from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.025507510018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Rowland, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s5700%
1890s7700%
1900s10600%
1910s52100%
1920s72100%
1930s54400%
1940s48600%
1950s52200%
1960s37900%
1970s18300%
1980s15300%
1990s13300%
2000s11100%
2010s16100%
2020s10900%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202415#6,0970–
202322#4,7120–
202230#3,7530–
202124#4,3420–
202018#5,1900–
201922#4,6120–
201820#4,8870–
201722#4,5650–
201619#5,0970–
201519#5,0180–
201423#4,3680–
201312#6,9390–
201216#5,6720–
20110–0–
20108#9,4970–
200915#6,0270–
200815#6,0030–
200712#6,9990–
200616#5,4790–
20055#12,9790–
200410#7,4160–
200313#5,8200–
20029#7,5130–
20019#7,4000–
20007#8,9480–
199911#5,9680–
199812#5,4000–
19978#7,1460–
199613#4,8300–
19958#6,8620–
199410#5,7950–
199316#3,9790–
199212#4,8080–
199124#2,8090–
199019#3,2820–
198918#3,3020–
198810#4,7180–
198712#3,9230–
198615#3,2420–
198516#3,0520–
198416#2,9270–
198318#2,6540–
198214#3,2540–
198120#2,4780–
198014#3,2190–
197914#3,1340–
197817#2,6480–
197715#2,8850–
197624#2,0410–
197522#2,1200–
197421#2,1110–
197315#2,5840–
197216#2,4050–
197124#1,8540–
197015#2,4910–
196928#1,5570–
196824#1,6370–
196734#1,3080–
196628#1,4810–
196541#1,2020–
196436#1,3260–
196345#1,1610–
196250#1,0900–
196154#1,0670–
196039#1,2660–
195955#1,0440–
195852#1,0680–
195748#1,1130–
195657#9980–
195558#9930–
195457#9910–
195351#1,0220–
195247#1,0640–
195148#1,0380–
195049#1,0030–
194947#1,0250–
194846#1,0440–
194754#9740–
194654#9060–
194552#8810–
194444#9860–
194352#9310–
194255#8980–
194139#1,0440–
194043#9920–
193950#8830–
193860#8050–
193739#1,0290–
193643#9470–
193554#8570–
193461#7970–
193352#8670–
193262#8150–
193158#8300–
193065#8080–
192970#7690–
192864#8250–
192767#8200–
192668#8000–
192564#8340–
192483#7280–
192372#7840–
192277#7580–
192177#7650–
192079#7360–
191955#9050–
191874#7520–
191790#6280–
191683#6460–
191569#7130–
191450#7500–
191339#7570–
191227#8710–
191116#8530–
191018#7270–
190916#7070–
19080–0–
190711#8570–
190612#7470–
19055#1,3920–
19049#8650–
190319#5000–
190212#6800–
19016#1,0380–
190016#6440–
189911#6510–
18989#7930–
18976#1,0380–
189614#5850–
18950–0–
189410#7190–
18935#1,1580–
18925#1,2260–
189110#6290–
18907#8680–
188910#6640–
18887#9020–
18876#8980–
18866#9460–
188511#5980–
18845#1,0990–
18830–0–
18827#8230–
18810–0–
18805#1,0360–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Rowland reached #500 in 1903. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Rowland

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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.