Is Rolanda a boy or girl name?

Rolanda is a girl’s name. Of the 3,417 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.1% were girls and 0.9% were boys.

Name Legacy

Rolanda

Recorded 1944–2015 · United States

Rolanda was most popular in 1971, when 176 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,403 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,417 people named Rolanda.

Rolanda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rolanda’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rolanda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rolanda is a girl’s name — 99.1% of the 3,417 Americans given it were girls and 0.9% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rolanda

Where Rolanda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org