Given name & surname
Roldan
“from the renowned land”
Roldan is a variant of Roland. One German interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Roldan is a variant of Roland. One German interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Roldan is a variant of Roland. An origin associated with Roland is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Roldan is a variant of Roland. The history of Roland gives this family its wider story. The Chanson de Roland tells of Charlemagne’s follower Roland and his death at Roncesvalles. His devoted friendship with Oliver forms part of that literary tradition; in Italian versions, Roland becomes Orlando.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Roldan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 307
- 307 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 750 as a first name in 2020; 13,721 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Roldan’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Roldan has a diminutive in DANDAN. Roldan shares a linguistic root with Roland. Roldan has a related form in Roland.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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