Roland is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.
Roland is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #608 for boy births in the United States (and #1,235 across all names), given to 466 babies. Roland was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (1,822 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 466 | 466 | — | #608 |
| 2024 | 413 | 413 | — | #664 |
| 2023 | 414 | 414 | — | #662 |
| 2022 | 461 | 461 | — | #609 |
| 2021 | 405 | 405 | — | #668 |
| 2020 | 490 | 490 | — | #570 |
| 2019 | 538 | 538 | — | #532 |
| 2018 | 514 | 514 | — | #545 |
| 2017 | 534 | 534 | — | #530 |
| 2016 | 510 | 510 | — | #562 |
| 2015 | 471 | 471 | — | #588 |
| 2014 | 438 | 438 | — | #610 |
| 2013 | 360 | 360 | — | #670 |
| 2012 | 313 | 313 | — | #741 |
| 2011 | 302 | 302 | — | #751 |
| 2010 | 290 | 290 | — | #771 |
| 2009 | 304 | 304 | — | #753 |
| 2008 | 296 | 296 | — | #754 |
| 2007 | 301 | 301 | — | #745 |
| 2006 | 265 | 265 | — | #783 |
| 2005 | 277 | 277 | — | #732 |
| 2004 | 236 | 236 | — | #772 |
| 2003 | 249 | 249 | — | #733 |
| 2002 | 238 | 238 | — | #736 |
| 2001 | 242 | 242 | — | #725 |
| 2000 | 257 | 263 | — | #690 |
| 1999 | 255 | 255 | — | #669 |
| 1998 | 252 | 252 | — | #678 |
| 1997 | 254 | — | — | #648 |
| 1996 | 315 | — | — | #579 |
| 1995 | 286 | — | — | #606 |
| 1994 | 324 | — | — | #571 |
| 1993 | 332 | — | — | #558 |
| 1992 | 358 | — | — | #536 |
| 1991 | 359 | — | — | #535 |
| 1990 | 379 | — | — | #507 |
| 1989 | 405 | — | — | #470 |
| 1988 | 435 | — | — | #432 |
| 1987 | 413 | — | #12,771 | #439 |
| 1986 | 379 | — | — | #445 |
| 1985 | 413 | — | — | #421 |
| 1984 | 432 | — | — | #395 |
| 1983 | 414 | — | #6,590 | #406 |
| 1982 | 421 | — | — | #403 |
| 1981 | 460 | — | #11,720 | #379 |
| 1980 | 478 | — | — | #365 |
| 1979 | 473 | — | #8,748 | #371 |
| 1978 | 491 | — | #9,438 | #348 |
| 1977 | 480 | — | #7,388 | #363 |
| 1976 | 520 | — | #7,110 | #337 |
| 1975 | 513 | — | — | #338 |
| 1974 | 522 | — | #9,844 | #338 |
| 1973 | 561 | — | — | #313 |
| 1972 | 579 | — | — | #317 |
| 1971 | 650 | — | #5,433 | #306 |
| 1970 | 748 | — | #5,720 | #286 |
| 1969 | 770 | — | — | #269 |
| 1968 | 799 | — | — | #253 |
| 1967 | 800 | — | — | #250 |
| 1966 | 889 | — | #4,783 | #238 |
| 1965 | 940 | — | #5,695 | #244 |
| 1964 | 1,096 | — | #4,919 | #227 |
| 1963 | 1,069 | — | — | #230 |
| 1962 | 1,073 | — | — | #235 |
| 1961 | 1,140 | — | #5,206 | #236 |
| 1960 | 1,143 | — | #7,107 | #240 |
| 1959 | 1,165 | — | #6,084 | #236 |
| 1958 | 1,106 | — | — | #234 |
| 1957 | 1,216 | — | #5,939 | #216 |
| 1956 | 1,223 | — | — | #212 |
| 1955 | 1,275 | — | #4,661 | #202 |
| 1954 | 1,322 | — | — | #193 |
| 1953 | 1,281 | — | — | #191 |
| 1952 | 1,278 | — | #6,242 | #187 |
| 1951 | 1,295 | — | — | #184 |
| 1950 | 1,193 | — | — | #187 |
| 1949 | 1,221 | — | — | #175 |
| 1948 | 1,333 | — | — | #170 |
| 1947 | 1,434 | — | — | #166 |
| 1946 | 1,264 | — | — | #166 |
| 1945 | 1,184 | — | — | #158 |
| 1944 | 1,274 | — | #4,467 | #155 |
| 1943 | 1,389 | — | #5,243 | #150 |
| 1942 | 1,457 | — | #5,239 | #143 |
| 1941 | 1,286 | — | — | #144 |
| 1940 | 1,272 | — | #4,903 | #141 |
| 1939 | 1,342 | — | #2,386 | #131 |
| 1938 | 1,437 | — | #4,256 | #124 |
| 1937 | 1,324 | — | #3,730 | #126 |
| 1936 | 1,495 | — | #4,751 | #118 |
| 1935 | 1,486 | — | — | #119 |
| 1934 | 1,450 | — | #4,850 | #119 |
| 1933 | 1,482 | — | #3,363 | #114 |
| 1932 | 1,626 | — | #2,218 | #111 |
| 1931 | 1,708 | — | #2,727 | #107 |
| 1930 | 1,730 | — | #3,287 | #107 |
| 1929 | 1,741 | — | #2,887 | #104 |
| 1928 | 1,791 | — | #2,739 | #107 |
| 1927 | 1,732 | — | #2,084 | #109 |
| 1926 | 1,717 | — | #2,449 | #107 |
| 1925 | 1,792 | — | #4,364 | #98 |
| 1924 | 1,834 | — | #2,943 | #98 |
| 1923 | 1,678 | — | — | #104 |
| 1922 | 1,551 | — | #2,930 | #115 |
| 1921 | 1,640 | — | #3,357 | #107 |
| 1920 | 1,501 | — | — | #114 |
| 1919 | 1,364 | — | #3,414 | #119 |
| 1918 | 1,385 | — | — | #121 |
| 1917 | 1,292 | — | #4,023 | #117 |
| 1916 | 1,208 | — | #3,862 | #118 |
| 1915 | 1,142 | — | #4,839 | #118 |
| 1914 | 882 | — | — | #121 |
| 1913 | 611 | — | — | #128 |
| 1912 | 522 | — | — | #127 |
| 1911 | 230 | — | — | #147 |
| 1910 | 191 | — | — | #163 |
| 1909 | 153 | — | — | #163 |
| 1908 | 156 | — | — | #151 |
| 1907 | 132 | — | — | #165 |
| 1906 | 125 | — | — | #157 |
| 1905 | 143 | — | — | #147 |
| 1904 | 139 | — | — | #142 |
| 1903 | 107 | — | — | #162 |
| 1902 | 115 | — | — | #153 |
| 1901 | 113 | — | — | #145 |
| 1900 | 133 | — | — | #157 |
| 1899 | 101 | — | — | #152 |
| 1898 | 97 | — | — | #168 |
| 1897 | 92 | — | — | #170 |
| 1896 | 92 | — | — | #177 |
| 1895 | 97 | — | — | #161 |
| 1894 | 88 | — | — | #172 |
| 1893 | 91 | — | — | #161 |
| 1892 | 80 | — | — | #193 |
| 1891 | 69 | — | — | #185 |
| 1890 | 68 | — | — | #198 |
| 1889 | 60 | — | — | #216 |
| 1888 | 49 | — | — | #251 |
| 1887 | 49 | — | — | #226 |
| 1886 | 55 | — | — | #230 |
| 1885 | 48 | — | — | #239 |
| 1884 | 43 | — | — | #263 |
| 1883 | 36 | — | — | #278 |
| 1882 | 38 | — | — | #281 |
| 1881 | 30 | — | — | #293 |
| 1880 | 36 | — | — | #281 |