The first name Rolando
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Rolando last appeared in the official list in 2006, given to 4 boys.
10
babies named Rolando, 1996–2025
#3,385
rank in 2006
2006
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rolando with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rolando at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 135 boys born in the United States were named Rolando, the 1,374th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1994, when 473 were.
24,516
babies named Rolando since 1880
#1,374
rank in 2025
1994
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Rolando
20 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rolando FonsecaCosta Rican footballer, born 1974
- Rolando AaronsEnglish football player (born 1995)
- Rolando TuckerCuban fencer, born 1971
- Rolando GarcíaChilean footballer (born 1942)
- Rolando SerranoColombian footballer and manager (1938-2022)
- Rolando SchiaviArgentine association football player, born 1973
- Rolando RigoliFencer, born 1940
- Rolando GarbeyCuban former boxer (1947–2023)
- Rolando AlarcónChilean teacher, folklorist, soloist, composer (1929–1973)
- Rolando Crisostomo SantosFilipino Roman Catholic bishop, born 1949
- Rolando ZárateArgentine footballer, born 1978
- Rolando ArrojoBaseball player, born 1968
Questions
- How popular is the name Rolando?
- In 2006, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Rolando, ranking 3,385th.
- Is Rolando a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 24,516 US babies named Rolando since 1880 were boys.
- When was Rolando most popular?
- 1994 in the United States, when 473 babies were named Rolando, its highest rank at 463rd.