Rowland
Boy nameRowland has been given to 4,279 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1917.
Meaning & origin /ˈɹəʊlənd/
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
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Total babies
4,279
Peak year
1917 (90 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -16%
Gender split
All boys
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Rowland.
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