Rowland
Boy · Germanic
Rowland is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Rowland mean?
Germanic
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Roland.
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Is Rowland a girl's or a boy's name?
Rowland is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rowland in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 125% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Rowland, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rowland in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Rowland in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Rowland in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Rowland, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 1917, with 90 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rowland in the US since 1880 were born between 1924 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rowland in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,747 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,417 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,064 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,511 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,822 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,526 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,613 |
| 1967 | 34 | #1,286 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,449 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,189 |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,310 |
| 1963 | 45 | #1,150 |
| 1962 | 50 | #1,081 |
| 1961 | 54 | #1,058 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,251 |
| 1959 | 55 | #1,033 |
| 1958 | 52 | #1,059 |
| 1957 | 48 | #1,099 |
| 1956 | 57 | #985 |
| 1955 | 58 | #987 |
| 1954 | 57 | #984 |
| 1953 | 51 | #1,014 |
| 1952 | 47 | #1,054 |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,016 |
| 1950 | 49 | #988 |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,012 |
| 1948 | 46 | #1,036 |
| 1947 | 54 | #967 |
| 1946 | 54 | #897 |
| 1945 | 52 | #864 |
| 1944 | 44 | #974 |
| 1943 | 52 | #923 |
| 1942 | 55 | #888 |
| 1941 | 39 | #1,040 |
| 1940 | 43 | #982 |
| 1939 | 50 | #867 |
| 1938 | 60 | #799 |
| 1937 | 39 | #1,016 |
| 1936 | 43 | #940 |
| 1935 | 54 | #850 |
| 1934 | 61 | #792 |
| 1933 | 52 | #860 |
| 1932 | 62 | #812 |
| 1931 | 58 | #825 |
| 1930 | 65 | #802 |
| 1929 | 70 | #763 |
| 1928 | 64 | #818 |
| 1927 | 67 | #811 |
| 1926 | 68 | #793 |
| 1925 | 64 | #832 |
| 1924 | 83 | #726 |
| 1923 | 72 | #777 |
| 1922 | 77 | #754 |
| 1921 | 77 | #760 |
| 1920 | 79 | #732 |
| 1919 | 55 | #898 |
| 1918 | 74 | #748 |
| 1917 | 90 | #623 |
| 1916 | 83 | #641 |
| 1915 | 69 | #705 |
| 1914 | 50 | #745 |
| 1913 | 39 | #745 |
| 1912 | 27 | #854 |
| 1911 | 16 | #823 |
| 1910 | 18 | #707 |
| 1909 | 16 | #679 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 11 | #814 |
| 1906 | 12 | #709 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 9 | #810 |
| 1903 | 19 | #487 |
| 1902 | 12 | #650 |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 16 | #623 |
| 1899 | 11 | #613 |
| 1898 | 9 | #743 |
| 1897 | 6 | #941 |
| 1896 | 14 | #551 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #667 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,034 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1891 | 10 | #597 |
| 1890 | 7 | #814 |
| 1889 | 10 | #628 |
| 1888 | 7 | #815 |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
| 1885 | 11 | #577 |
| 1884 | 5 | #971 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #754 |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
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