Rolandas is of Lithuanian origin, derived from the Old Germanic elements 'hrod' meaning fame and 'land' meaning land. It is a masculine given name, which was popularized in Lithuania by the 19th-century poet Adolfas Ramanauskas, who used it as his pen name. The name gained further popularity after the independence of Lithuania in 1918.
Rolandas is an uncommon name, with only five recorded births per year on average.