Roland
Usage of Roland in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Roland against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Roland is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Roland is a Germanic name meaning “famous land” or “famous throughout the land,” related to Rowland, Orlando, and Rolando. Shakespeare used Roland in As You Like It and other plays, and its offshoot Rollo is quite popular in Britain, though Americans may think of the candy.
Roland in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 466 boys were named Roland, making it the #607 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 100,829 boys have been named Roland, with the most (1,822) in 1924. It is most common, relative to births, in Maine, Wisconsin and Utah.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Roland in other languages
- Orlando Dutch, Italian
- Rolando Italian, Spanish
- Lóránt Hungarian
- Rolan Russian
- Rolands Latvian
Roland name days
- September 15 France
- August 9 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Roland
There are 27 towns and villages with Roland in their name, in 8 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 18🇫🇷 France 3🇦🇺 Australia 1🇧🇪 Belgium 1🇨🇦 Canada 1🇩🇪 Germany 1🇲🇶 Martinique 1🇳🇴 Norway 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Roland | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,529 | Map |
| Roland | Iowa, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,304 | Map |
| Roland | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 746 | Map |
| Maison-Roland | Hauts-de-France, 🇫🇷 France | 115 | Map |
| Roland | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | 88 | Map |
| Case Roland | 🇲🇶 Martinique | – | Map |
| Lake Roland | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Roland | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Roland | North Rhine-Westphalia, 🇩🇪 Germany | – | Map |
| Roland | New Aquitaine, 🇫🇷 France | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Roland
There are 57 lakes and reservoirs with Roland in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 42🇺🇸 United States 15
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| Lac Roland | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Roland | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Roland | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Roland | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Roland | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Roland | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Roland | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Roland | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Roland | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Roland | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Roland songs
35 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Roland in their title. The best known:
- Roland og Magnus kongen
- Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner – Warren Zevon (1978)
- Roland furieux – Augusta Holmès (1876)
- ROLAND (13123)
- ROLAND (Florio)
- ROLAND (Simper)
- Reykjavik (feat. Rahsaan Roland Kirk) – Mocean Worker
- Roland – Olof Åhlström
- Roland, Air – Jean-Baptiste Lully
- Roland, C’est l’amour – Jean-Baptiste Lully
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Roland
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Roland.
Roland Carl Backhouse
Roland Castro
Roland Collombin
Roland Gift
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Fictional characters named Roland
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Roland as a pet name
FurryName has found 37 dogs named Roland in public pet registers, making it the #2,604 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Adelaide (1), Port Moody (1), Tacoma (1). Roland as a dog name →
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