“fame-land”
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A given name in English
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English (Southern England)
01 / Meaning & origin
Rowland is a masculine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
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United States, 2025: 16 boys (rank 5608). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Rowland
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
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| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 5 | 909 | observed |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | 7 | 754 | observed |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | 5 | 971 | observed |
| 1885 | 11 | 577 | observed |
| 1886 | 6 | 845 | observed |
| 1887 | 6 | 819 | observed |
| 1888 | 7 | 815 | observed |
| 1889 | 10 | 628 | observed |
| 1890 | 7 | 814 | observed |
| 1891 | 10 | 597 | observed |
| 1892 | 5 | 1,066 | observed |
| 1893 | 5 | 1,035 | observed |
| 1894 | 10 | 668 | observed |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | 14 | 551 | observed |
| 1897 | 6 | 942 | observed |
| 1898 | 9 | 744 | observed |
| 1899 | 11 | 613 | observed |
| 1900 | 16 | 623 | observed |
| 1901 | 6 | 943 | observed |
| 1902 | 12 | 651 | observed |
| 1903 | 19 | 487 | observed |
| 1904 | 9 | 810 | observed |
| 1905 | 5 | 1,233 | observed |
| 1906 | 12 | 709 | observed |
| 1907 | 11 | 815 | observed |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 16 | 679 | observed |
| 1910 | 18 | 707 | observed |
| 1911 | 16 | 824 | observed |
| 1912 | 27 | 854 | observed |
| 1913 | 39 | 745 | observed |
| 1914 | 50 | 745 | observed |
| 1915 | 69 | 705 | observed |
| 1916 | 83 | 641 | observed |
| 1917 | 90 | 623 | observed |
| 1918 | 74 | 748 | observed |
| 1919 | 55 | 898 | observed |
| 1920 | 79 | 732 | observed |
| 1921 | 77 | 760 | observed |
| 1922 | 77 | 754 | observed |
| 1923 | 72 | 777 | observed |
| 1924 | 83 | 726 | observed |
| 1925 | 64 | 832 | observed |
| 1926 | 68 | 793 | observed |
| 1927 | 67 | 811 | observed |
| 1928 | 64 | 818 | observed |
| 1929 | 70 | 763 | observed |
| 1930 | 65 | 802 | observed |
| 1931 | 58 | 825 | observed |
| 1932 | 62 | 812 | observed |
| 1933 | 52 | 860 | observed |
| 1934 | 61 | 792 | observed |
| 1935 | 54 | 850 | observed |
| 1936 | 43 | 940 | observed |
| 1937 | 39 | 1,016 | observed |
| 1938 | 60 | 799 | observed |
| 1939 | 50 | 867 | observed |
| 1940 | 43 | 982 | observed |
| 1941 | 39 | 1,040 | observed |
| 1942 | 55 | 888 | observed |
| 1943 | 52 | 923 | observed |
| 1944 | 44 | 974 | observed |
| 1945 | 52 | 864 | observed |
| 1946 | 54 | 897 | observed |
| 1947 | 54 | 968 | observed |
| 1948 | 46 | 1,037 | observed |
| 1949 | 47 | 1,013 | observed |
| 1950 | 49 | 989 | observed |
| 1951 | 48 | 1,017 | observed |
| 1952 | 47 | 1,055 | observed |
| 1953 | 51 | 1,015 | observed |
| 1954 | 57 | 985 | observed |
| 1955 | 58 | 988 | observed |
| 1956 | 57 | 986 | observed |
| 1957 | 48 | 1,100 | observed |
| 1958 | 52 | 1,060 | observed |
| 1959 | 55 | 1,034 | observed |
| 1960 | 39 | 1,252 | observed |
| 1961 | 54 | 1,059 | observed |
| 1962 | 50 | 1,082 | observed |
| 1963 | 45 | 1,151 | observed |
| 1964 | 36 | 1,311 | observed |
| 1965 | 41 | 1,189 | observed |
| 1966 | 28 | 1,450 | observed |
| 1967 | 34 | 1,287 | observed |
| 1968 | 24 | 1,614 | observed |
| 1969 | 28 | 1,526 | observed |
| 1970 | 15 | 2,399 | observed |
| 1971 | 24 | 1,823 | observed |
| 1972 | 16 | 2,323 | observed |
| 1973 | 15 | 2,513 | observed |
| 1974 | 21 | 2,050 | observed |
| 1975 | 22 | 2,065 | observed |
| 1976 | 24 | 1,999 | observed |
| 1977 | 15 | 2,791 | observed |
| 1978 | 17 | 2,568 | observed |
| 1979 | 14 | 3,018 | observed |
| 1980 | 14 | 3,098 | observed |
| 1981 | 20 | 2,418 | observed |
| 1982 | 14 | 3,108 | observed |
| 1983 | 18 | 2,577 | observed |
| 1984 | 16 | 2,824 | observed |
| 1985 | 16 | 2,942 | observed |
| 1986 | 15 | 3,131 | observed |
| 1987 | 12 | 3,731 | observed |
| 1988 | 10 | 4,450 | observed |
| 1989 | 18 | 3,205 | observed |
| 1990 | 19 | 3,166 | observed |
| 1991 | 24 | 2,753 | observed |
| 1992 | 12 | 4,564 | observed |
| 1993 | 16 | 3,819 | observed |
| 1994 | 10 | 5,452 | observed |
| 1995 | 8 | 6,407 | observed |
| 1996 | 13 | 4,613 | observed |
| 1997 | 8 | 6,618 | observed |
| 1998 | 12 | 5,159 | observed |
| 1999 | 11 | 5,656 | observed |
| 2000 | 7 | 8,209 | observed |
| 2001 | 9 | 6,935 | observed |
| 2002 | 9 | 7,055 | observed |
| 2003 | 13 | 5,558 | observed |
| 2004 | 10 | 6,976 | observed |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,472 | observed |
| 2006 | 16 | 5,303 | observed |
| 2007 | 12 | 6,622 | observed |
| 2008 | 15 | 5,767 | observed |
| 2009 | 15 | 5,800 | observed |
| 2010 | 8 | 8,803 | observed |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 16 | 5,482 | observed |
| 2013 | 12 | 6,603 | observed |
| 2014 | 23 | 4,263 | observed |
| 2015 | 19 | 4,890 | observed |
| 2016 | 19 | 4,943 | observed |
| 2017 | 22 | 4,466 | observed |
| 2018 | 20 | 4,739 | observed |
| 2019 | 22 | 4,480 | observed |
| 2020 | 18 | 5,041 | observed |
| 2021 | 24 | 4,247 | observed |
| 2022 | 30 | 3,691 | observed |
| 2023 | 22 | 4,610 | observed |
| 2024 | 15 | 5,904 | observed |
| 2025 | 16 | 5,608 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Rowland” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Rowland— “fame of the land”
So says Eginhard, the contemporary chronicler, and as he mentions only two other nobles as having been killed, it is natural to conclude that this Rotlandus was a man of mark. Who was he? Certainly Warden of the Marches of Brittany, but was he a Frank Hruodland (the country’s glory), the repressor of the Kelts, or was he a Breton in the Frankish service? The Cymry have laid claim to him; they say that the rolling word is intended to render Tallwch, a rolling or overwhelming…
So says Eginhard, the contemporary chronicler, and as he mentions only two other nobles as having been killed, it is natural to conclude that this Rotlandus was a man of mark. Who was he? Certainly Warden of the Marches of Brittany, but was he a Frank Hruodland (the country’s glory), the repressor of the Kelts, or was he a Breton in the Frankish service? The Cymry have laid claim to him; they say that the rolling word is intended to render Tallwch, a rolling or overwhelming torrent, the name of the father of Tristrem; and in the later romances, this knight has actually been turned into Rowland, which thus has become a favourite national Welsh name.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter V (The Karling Romances), Section III (Roland, &c) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
English educational, social and postal reformer (1795-1879)
British Army general (1772-1842)
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American gymnast (1914–2010)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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