Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Renowned in the land. Roland was a legendary hero who served Charlemagne.
- Portuguese
- Famous throughout the land
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rolando
Pronunciation
r(o)-lan-do, rol(a)-ndo
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #464, 473 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1370, 135 births)
- Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #9674, 7 births); most recent 1995 (rank #13384, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | – |
| 2024 | 155 | – |
| 2023 | 163 | – |
| 2022 | 163 | – |
| 2021 | 172 | – |
| 2020 | 157 | – |
| 2019 | 174 | – |
| 2018 | 178 | – |
| 2017 | 194 | – |
| 2016 | 224 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #3384, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #878, 11 births); most recent 2014 (rank #4903, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence