Dominick vs Roland
Dominick and Rolandcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Dominick was ranked #564 and Roland #764 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dominick was ranked #2671 and Roland #1132 among boys in England and Wales.
Dominick and Roland over time
Dominick and Roland appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dominick reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Roland in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Dominick and Roland changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2671 and #1132.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dominick and Roland averaged 55.6 places apart, ending at #564 and #764.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Dominick #853 in 1996, Roland #818 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Dominick held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Roland in 22.
Highest recorded here: Dominick #853 in 1996, Roland #818 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dominick #2671, Roland #1132.
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1964–2019
Dominick held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Roland in 4.
Highest recorded here: Dominick #111 in 1964, Roland #169 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Dominick #564, Roland #764.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Dominick | Roland |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dominick has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Roland.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Dominick
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #111 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2021
Highest recorded position: #111 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Roland
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #351 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #169 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys