Roger
Boy nameRoger has been given to 443,830 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1953 and currently ranks #834 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈɹɒd͡ʒ.ə/
From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger.
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
443,830
Peak year
1953 (13,200 babies)
Rank in 2025
#834 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -38%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Roger
Roger Federer
Swiss tennis player (born 1981)
Roger Martin du Gard
French writer (1881–1958)
Roger Ebert
American film critic and author (1942–2013)
Roger Moore
English actor (1927–2017)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Roger.
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