Rolland
Rolland is a surname and masculine given name which may refer to:
- French
- English
Meaning & Origin of Rolland
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rolland is a surname and masculine given name which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
The Story of Rolland
Rolland first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 264 Rollands were born — ranking #352 that year. As of 2026, Rolland ranks #4,810 for baby boys with 21 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 10K Rollands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Rolland
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Names that sound like Rolland
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About the name Rolland
Rolland is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Rolland's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #352. Use the chart and map above to compare Rolland's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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