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Rowland

Rowland is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
4,109 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Rowland

If you do not know Rowland’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Rowland,” in English, “Guten Tag Rowland,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Rowland,

German

Guten Tag Rowland,

French

Bonjour Rowland,

Spanish

Estimado/a Rowland:

Chinese

Rowland您好：

Japanese

Rowland様

English

Hi Rowland,

German

Hi Rowland,

French

Salut Rowland,

Spanish

Hola Rowland,

Chinese

Rowland你好：

Japanese

Rowlandさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Rowland by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonman's name
Great Britainrareman's name

United States birth data

4,109 male · 0 female · 4,109 births recorded

Male ≈ 100%Female ≈ 0%

Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rowland a male or female name?

Rowland is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Rowland in an email?

If you do not know Rowland’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Rowland,” in English, “Guten Tag Rowland,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Rowland a unisex name?

Rowland is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Rowland a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/rowland. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_rowland,
  title  = {Is Rowland a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/rowland},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}