Orlando is the Italian form of Roland, from the Germanic hrod, "fame", and land, "land", so it means "famous land" or "famous throughout the land". Ariosto's epic Orlando Furioso made it a literary name, Shakespeare gave it to the hero of As You Like It, and the Florida city of Orlando and actor Orlando Bloom keep it current. Orlando stood at number 401 in 2000, peaked at number 355 in 2006 and ranks number 873 among boys in 2025.