Roland Name Popularity

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How popular is Roland?

Ranking 544th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Roland is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #98 for the first time in 1924 and as recently as 1925.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1924 with 1,822 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Roland was 30 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Roland occurred roughly during the years 1881-1886, 1887-1893, 1897-1900, 1901-1904, 1906-1921, 1944-1947, and 2010-2015.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

How popular will Roland be?

Roland's popularity has steadily increased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Roland lately has risen.

The name Roland still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Roland (Girl)		Roland (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	512	544
2017		< 5	--	534	529
2016		< 5	--	509	562
2015		< 5	--	471	587
2014		< 5	--	437	611
2013		< 5	--	360	669
2012		< 5	--	313	741
2011		< 5	--	302	750
2010		< 5	--	290	771
2009		< 5	--	304	753
2008		< 5	--	296	754
2007		< 5	--	301	745
2006		< 5	--	265	783
2005		< 5	--	277	730
2004		< 5	--	236	772
2003		< 5	--	248	734
2002		< 5	--	238	736
2001		< 5	--	242	724
2000		< 5	--	257	690
1999		< 5	--	255	669
1998		< 5	--	252	678
1997		< 5	--	254	648
1996		< 5	--	315	579
1995		< 5	--	286	606
1994		< 5	--	324	571
1993		< 5	--	332	557
1992		< 5	--	358	535
1991		< 5	--	359	534
1990		< 5	--	379	507
1989		< 5	--	405	471
1988		< 5	--	434	433
1987		5	12,763	407	440
1986		< 5	--	380	443
1985		< 5	--	414	421
1984		< 5	--	430	396
1983		10	6,590	404	406
1982		< 5	--	421	402
1981		5	11,709	455	379
1980		< 5	--	479	365
1979		7	8,744	465	371
1978		6	9,437	485	348
1977		8	7,384	473	363
1976		8	7,110	511	337
1975		< 5	--	514	338
1974		5	9,839	516	339
1973		< 5	--	563	312
1972		< 5	--	579	317
1971		10	5,431	640	306
1970		9	5,718	738	286
1969		< 5	--	771	269
1968		< 5	--	797	253
1967		< 5	--	799	251
1966		9	4,780	880	238
1965		7	5,686	934	244
1964		9	4,920	1,087	227
1963		< 5	--	1,071	230
1962		< 5	--	1,068	237
1961		8	5,205	1,132	236
1960		5	7,107	1,140	240
1959		6	6,084	1,157	235
1958		< 5	--	1,109	234
1957		6	5,936	1,210	216
1956		< 5	--	1,219	212
1955		8	4,659	1,267	202
1954		< 5	--	1,323	193
1953		< 5	--	1,280	191
1952		5	6,243	1,275	187
1951		< 5	--	1,295	184
1950		< 5	--	1,192	187
1949		< 5	--	1,221	175
1948		< 5	--	1,332	170
1947		< 5	--	1,433	166
1946		< 5	--	1,263	166
1945		< 5	--	1,185	158
1944		6	4,469	1,268	155
1943		5	5,244	1,384	150
1942		5	5,239	1,449	143
1941		< 5	--	1,287	144
1940		5	4,901	1,267	141
1939		13	2,386	1,329	132
1938		6	4,255	1,429	124
1937		7	3,729	1,318	126
1936		5	4,751	1,490	118
1935		< 5	--	1,487	119
1934		5	4,849	1,444	119
1933		8	3,364	1,474	114
1932		15	2,219	1,611	110
1931		11	2,727	1,698	107
1930		9	3,288	1,720	108
1929		11	2,887	1,730	104
1928		12	2,738	1,778	107
1927		19	2,084	1,713	109
1926		15	2,450	1,703	107
1925		7	4,363	1,785	98
1924		12	2,942	1,822	98
1923		< 5	--	1,678	104
1922		12	2,930	1,539	115
1921		10	3,357	1,630	107
1920		< 5	--	1,501	114
1919		9	3,414	1,355	119
1918		< 5	--	1,385	121
1917		7	4,023	1,285	117
1916		7	3,862	1,201	118
1915		5	4,839	1,137	118
1914		< 5	--	882	121
1913		< 5	--	611	128
1912		< 5	--	522	127
1911		< 5	--	230	147
1910		< 5	--	191	163
1909		< 5	--	153	163
1908		< 5	--	156	151
1907		< 5	--	132	165
1906		< 5	--	125	157
1905		< 5	--	143	147
1904		< 5	--	139	142
1903		< 5	--	107	162
1902		< 5	--	115	153
1901		< 5	--	113	145
1900		< 5	--	133	157
1899		< 5	--	101	152
1898		< 5	--	97	168
1897		< 5	--	92	170
1896		< 5	--	92	177
1895		< 5	--	97	161
1894		< 5	--	88	172
1893		< 5	--	91	161
1892		< 5	--	80	193
1891		< 5	--	69	185
1890		< 5	--	68	198
1889		< 5	--	60	216
1888		< 5	--	49	251
1887		< 5	--	49	226
1886		< 5	--	55	230
1885		< 5	--	48	239
1884		< 5	--	43	263
1883		< 5	--	36	278
1882		< 5	--	38	281
1881		< 5	--	30	293
1880		< 5	--	36	281

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.