Rolan
Rolan was the 5568th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 1929th; the most babies were born in 2021 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 711 places. More babies were named Rolan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,568 boys, down 1,321 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202133 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,084babies recorded
Rolan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,568 | 17 |
| 2020 | #4,247 | 24 |
| 2010 | #6,631 | 13 |
| 2000 | #6,728 | 10 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #3,393 | 13 |
| 1970 | #4,623 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,288 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,620 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,423 | 12 |
| 1920 | #2,927 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rolan, counting every spelling?
Rolan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 29 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 29 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolan | 17 | #5,568 | 118 |
| Rolen | 7 | #10,460 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rolan?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rolan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rolan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rolan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rolan?
About 800 people born in the US named Rolan are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 9 and 44. That makes Rolan mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rolan by state
How common Rolan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rolan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rolan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rolan
How popular is the name Rolan?
Rolan was the 5568th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 1929th; the most babies were born in 2021 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 711 places. More babies were named Rolan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rolan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rolan in the US.
Where is Rolan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rolan was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.