Rolando is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Rolando means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Rolando across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Rolando has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Rolando is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “famous land”. The Spanish and Italian form of Roland.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 24,516 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 10 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Rolando per year, United States (1916 to 2025). United States peaked in 1994 (479/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2006 (4/yr).
Rolando has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1994, when it ranked #970 nationally (given to 479 babies that year).
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