NameTides

Roland

Roland was the #607 boys' name in the US in 2025 (466 babies), and #896 in England & Wales and #729 in Canada.

Roland as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Roland as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaScotlandEngland & WalesIreland
Roland as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#607 (466)#896 (35)#762 (3)#829 (3)#729 (37)
2024#663 (413)#1,132 (25)——#802 (32)
2023#662 (414)#1,243 (22)——#680 (38)
2022#608 (461)#1,143 (24)—#657 (4)#862 (29)
2021#668 (405)#871 (35)——#603 (46)
2020#570 (490)#1,230 (21)——#688 (37)
2019#532 (538)#1,189 (22)#701 (3)#764 (3)#594 (45)
2018#545 (514)#958 (30)—#749 (3)#712 (35)
2017#530 (534)#1,470 (17)——#502 (56)
2016#562 (510)#1,123 (25)——#565 (48)
2015#588 (471)#1,380 (18)——#567 (47)
2014#610 (438)#1,117 (24)——#784 (30)
2013#669 (360)#1,183 (21)—#534 (5)#726 (33)
2012#740 (313)#3,416 (5)——#796 (29)
2011#751 (302)#1,522 (15)——#762 (30)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1931 at #107.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Roland is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,300 to 1 in 4,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Roland by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #172MEWisconsin: #355WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #502WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #477MNIllinois: #470ILMichigan: #461MINew York: #844NYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #512INOhio: #595OHPennsylvania: #526PANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #683CAUtah: #378UTColorado: #468CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #489MOKentucky: #569KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #594AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #499TNNorth Carolina: #621NCSouth Carolina: #552SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #672LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #484ALGeorgia: #594GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #612TXFlorida: #662FL
Roland (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#71916

Roland (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RolandCanadaBoys#72937
RolandEngland & WalesBoys#89635
RolandIrelandBoys#8293
RolandNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RolandScotlandBoys#7623
RolandUSGirls—too few
RolandUSBoys#607466