Rodger

Where Rodger comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Rodger.

  • Germanic
  • 2 syllables
Rodger through the years
  1. 1891
    First appearance
    #963 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1921
    Rodger Ward born
    American racecar driver
  3. 1946
    Peak, #242
    646 babies named Rodger, its best rank.
  4. 1951
    Rodger Bumpass born
    American actor
  5. 1967
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #433.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages; a spelling variant of Roger reinforced by the surname.
Namesakes
  • Rodger Bumpass · American actor, born 1951
  • Rodger Ward · American racecar driver, 1921–2004
  • Rodger Young · Medal of Honor recipient, 1918–1943
  • Rodger Corser · Australian actor and television presenter, born 1973
  • Rodger Bain · British record producer, born 1945

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.