Glenn vs Roland
Glenn 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2000, Glenn was ranked #260 and Roland #568 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Glenn was ranked #829 and Roland #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Glenn was ranked #5119 and Roland #1132 among boys in England and Wales.
Glenn and Roland over time
Glenn and Roland appear together in 3 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Glenn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roland in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Roland reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Glenn 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Glenn and Roland were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1954 to 2000, ending at #260 and #568.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Glenn #278 in 1996, Roland #818 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1954–2000
Glenn held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Roland in 0.
Highest recorded here: Glenn #57 in 1974, Roland #310 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Glenn #260, Roland #568.
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Glenn held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Roland in 15.
Highest recorded here: Glenn #278 in 1996, Roland #818 in 1996.
The order changed in 2013: Roland moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #3039 and #3416; by 2013 that had become #2403 and #1183.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Glenn #5119, Roland #1132.
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1964–2025
Glenn held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Roland in 0.
Highest recorded here: Glenn #95 in 1974, Roland #169 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Glenn #829, Roland #829.
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 | Glenn | 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Glenn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Roland.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Glenn
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #329 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1986
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1962 (recorded 1952–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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