Rowland

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rowland: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rowland: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,765, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
11times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1765highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1765
1998	#2901
1999	#2943
2003	#2470
2008	#2775
2009	#3744
2014	#4632
2017	#3996
2018	#3959
2021	#3017
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 11 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1765 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Rowland by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Rowland in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	12	3 of 10	4
2000s	15	3 of 10	5
2010s	11	3 of 10	4
2020s	9	2 of 10	5

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Rowland appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1765 in England and Wales in 1996.

Rowland's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3996	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#4632	3	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2470	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2943	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1765	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 11 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,765, first reached in 1996.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 6 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

Its record falls into 8 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
2 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
8separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
6births registered in its largest year, 1996Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Roxanna · #655, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Cary · #1765, 12y
Majed · #1765, 14y
Harjeet · #1761, 11y
Albie-Lee · #1758, 10y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Cary · #1765, 12y
Filipe · #1765, 25y
Georgio · #1765, 27y
Hatim · #1765, 23y

Rowland and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Rowland without appearing here.

Rowland moved ahead of

Graeme Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4632 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #3996 and #4812.
Garry Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4632 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #3959 and #4749.
Kelly Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3959 and #3011 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3017 and #3451.
Shannon Compare
In 2002 they stood at #2943 and #2097 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #2470 and #2857.

Moved ahead of Rowland

Henrik Compare
In 2008 they stood at #2775 and #3158 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #3744 and #1494.
Daithi Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3017 and #3990 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Hunter Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2470 and #2857 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #2775 and #1085.
Tadhg Compare
In 1997 they stood at #1765 and #2357 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1998 that had become #2901 and #1263.

Moved the opposite way to Rowland

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rowland went from #1765 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rowland went from #1765 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rowland went from #1765 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rowland went from #1765 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Rowland

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rowland went from #1765 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rowland went from #1765 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rowland went from #1765 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rowland went from #1765 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1765 in England and Wales in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Rowland by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Rowland at a glance

Rowland by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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