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Rowland
OriginSpelling variation of Roland, German
Meaning"famous throughout the land"
About Rowland
Rowland is more usually the surname spelling of Roland, as in Kelly Rowland.
As of October 2026, Rowland ranked #5798 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #500 in 1903.
Editor's take: The name Rowland is a boy's name meaning "famous throughout the land".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,368 | 23 | 12 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,565 | 22 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | #4,887 | 20 | 11 |
| 2019 | #4,612 | 22 | 12.3 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,342 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | #3,753 | 30 | 17.2 |
| 2023 | #4,712 | 22 | 12.9 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Rowland on lists
Famous Rowlands
- Rowland Vance Lee
American film director and producer
- Rowland Stuart Howard
Australian musician of band The Birthday Party
- Rowland Francis Bowen
English cricket researcher, historian and writer
- Rowland Charles "Boon" Gould
English musician of band Level 42
- Rowland J. Rivron
English musician, writer, and television presenter
- Rowland Lee
English administrator and bishop
- Rowland Constantine O'Malley "Rollo" Armstrong
English music producer of Rollo and Sister Bliss and Faithless
- Henry Augustus Rowland
American physicist
- Frank Sherwood Rowland
American chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
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