girl's name

Rolanda

  • Origin Latvian
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 3,425

Rolanda is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2015 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Rolanda is a name of Latvian origin.
  • Peaked in 1971, when 176 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1944.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Rolanda over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

1,248
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Rolanda by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 70
1950s 359
1960s 749
1970s 1,248
1980s 528
1990s 361
2000s 89
2010s (to 2015) 13

How popular is Rolanda?

In 2015, Rolanda was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Rolanda is used

Canada #2,838 5 in 1995
England & Wales #5,614 3 in 2004
United States #15,620 6 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rolanda

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rolanda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rolanda

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rolanda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rolanda

How popular is the name Rolanda?

In 2015, Rolanda was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Rolanda a girl's or a boy's name?

Rolanda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Rolanda?

Rolanda has 3 syllables.

When was Rolanda most popular?

Rolanda peaked in 1971, when 176 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.