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Roland

“Famous land” — Frankish via Old French origin

Boy's name · #607 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Roland has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #98 (1924) · 100,829 babies named Roland all-time · 1 in 3,700 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #65 in Hungary (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rolands

• Roland Barthes — French philosopher and essayist
• Roland Emmerich — German filmmaker (born 1955)
• Roland — Frankish knight
• Roland Garros — French aviator
• Roland Freisler — German jurist and politician (1893–1945)

In stories & tradition

• Roland Deschain — The Dark Tower · The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
• Roland Glenn — Prison Break
• Roland Daggett — Batman: The Animated Series · The Dark Knight Rises

What Rolands become

Among 4,600 notable people named Roland:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roland Barthes, French philosopher and essayist.

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