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Rolando

/ɹoʊˈlɑndoʊ/ · 100% boys · 135 born in 2025

Rolando has been given to about 24,516 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɹoʊˈlɑndoʊ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 22,021
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rolando per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 479
  • Born in 2025135
  • All time24,516

How popular is Rolando?

Its best year was 1994, when 479 babies were given the name, ranking 463rd. The typical living American called Rolando is about 37 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kansas, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Rolando

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Orlando0.79
  2. Ronaldo0.79
  3. Roland0.74
  4. Rosendo0.74
  5. Rolland0.71
  6. Ricardo0.63
  7. Armando0.63
  8. Rowland0.64

Middle names for Rolando

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rolando Paul0.85
  2. Rolando Lee0.85
  3. Rolando Dean0.84
  4. Rolando Blake0.84
  5. Rolando Bryce0.84
  6. Rolando Wade0.84

Sibling names for Rolando

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Marisolsister · 0.95
  2. Aracelisister · 0.95
  3. Tomasbrother · 0.95
  4. Noemisister · 0.95
  5. Elishaeither · 0.95
  6. Aronbrother · 0.94

Where Rolando is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kansas0.02%
  2. Texas0.02%
  3. California0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rolando White0.80
  2. Rolando Nguyen0.80
  3. Rolando Lee0.80
  4. Rolando Hill0.80
  5. Rolando Hall0.80
  6. Rolando Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rolando

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rolando across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.