Roger
A boys’ name of Old Germanic origin, meaning famous spear; from Hrodegar.
Babies a year
415
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#834
down from #750
UK popularity
#2440
9 babies
How Roger has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #581 |
| 2016 | #644 |
| 2017 | #627 |
| 2018 | #637 |
| 2019 | #697 |
| 2020 | #685 |
| 2021 | #684 |
| 2022 | #749 |
| 2023 | #759 |
| 2024 | #750 |
| 2025 | #834 |
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Roger. In the US, 415 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 13,163 in 1953.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Roger was most common in 1945, when it went to 0.77% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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