Roger

Last seen for girls in 1993 at #11,780 · #832 for boys in 2025, 297 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1945 · 10,571 births
Debut · boys
25 births
In top 100 · boys
55 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
442,142
since 1880

Roger over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #22, 1945boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#832297
2024—#749341
2023—#757344
2022—#749342
2021—#685388
2020—#685375
2019—#694362
2018—#637413
2017—#627417
2016—#644409
2015—#579481
2014—#582477
2013—#555476
2012—#564459
2011—#534477
2010—#510504
2009—#497550
2008—#462598
2007—#468582
2006—#455594
2005—#417644
2004—#413630
2003—#394664
2002—#384676
2001—#369719
2000—#372703
1999—#358730
1998—#347769
1997—#325804
1996—#285957
1995—#2781,001
1994—#2641,071
1993#11,7806#2531,132
1992—#2141,440
1991—#2311,294
1990#10,1937#2111,456
1989#8,0379#1961,477
1988#5,06516#1801,578
1987#6,33511#1761,559
1986#4,34718#1671,608
1985#5,07714#1591,706
1984#7,3988#1571,718
1983#5,45712#1441,870
1982#5,91111#1272,167
1981#4,74615#1202,244
1980#4,51716#1342,072
1979#4,05218#1322,024
1978#4,45915#1202,143
1977#8,4446#1142,313
1976#3,40720#1032,465
1975#5,16111#972,617
1974#4,04115#932,754
1973#3,23320#843,155
1972#2,52328#763,531
1971#2,37532#714,129
1970#2,04340#614,583
1969#2,45428#594,905
1968#2,12632#555,183
1967#1,78342#535,723
1966#2,51923#516,296
1965#2,15430#496,429
1964#2,75221#497,389
1963#2,21129#537,743
1962#2,07332#479,079
1961#1,83839#479,652
1960#1,92535#479,041
1959#2,10829#478,794
1958#2,37623#478,368
1957#2,06728#429,866
1956#2,15126#4110,153
1955#2,22224#3710,979
1954#1,80133#3411,717
1953#1,93128#3113,172
1952#1,54039#3012,132
1951#1,96825#2912,425
1950#1,83527#2712,552
1949#1,60334#2512,821
1948#1,95324#2412,818
1947#1,52538#2512,760
1946#1,58331#2312,411
1945#1,31237#2210,571
1944#1,57827#2310,581
1943#1,22843#2410,773
1942#1,43832#259,174
1941#1,69622#258,095
1940#1,47727#267,598
1939#1,40128#287,155
1938#1,94517#316,551
1937#1,67921#365,713
1936#1,54923#355,702
1935#2,09515#365,152
1934#1,77119#394,766
1933#1,97016#483,917
1932#1,59723#503,788
1931#1,45926#533,625
1930#1,60724#583,246
1929#1,25735#642,928
1928#1,63725#712,774
1927#1,61926#842,408
1926#1,93220#892,260
1925#2,61713#902,099
1924#2,51414#932,054
1923#2,58713#951,888
1922#2,47914#961,848
1921#4,0237#991,803
1920#3,5988#1031,691
1919#2,81311#1241,298
1918#3,8697#1161,426
1917#2,87910#1191,249
1916#3,5527#1291,087
1915#4,2745#1241,086
1914—#126816
1913—#138565
1912#2,9795#138464
1911—#139241
1910—#170176
1909—#180128
1908—#185115
1907—#169127
1906—#19294
1905—#22473
1904—#19491
1903—#18786
1902—#20973
1901—#22360
1900—#21981
1899—#19967
1898—#20174
1897—#22258
1896—#21570
1895—#20769
1894—#22458
1893—#25349
1892—#23955
1891—#21455
1890—#22952
1889—#23149
1888—#25647
1887—#25439
1886—#30132
1885—#32727
1884—#27139
1883—#34623
1882—#30732
1881—#29629
1880—#34125
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Roger was already there! It came in at #341, and was given to 25 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 33 boys a year got the name.

Where Roger is popular in 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedAKMaine: #35 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 128 boysMEVermont: #46 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 146 boysVTNew Hampshire: #19 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 70 boysNHWashington: #97 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 473 boysWAIdaho: #119 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 498 boysIDMontana: #120 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 622 boysMTNorth Dakota: #97 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 399 boysNDMinnesota: #70 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 279 boysMNIllinois: #111 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 658 boysILWisconsin: #79 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 313 boysWIMichigan: #102 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 565 boysMINew York: #112 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 781 boysNYMassachusetts: #63 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 322 boysMARhode Island: #101 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 685 boysRIOregon: #123 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 629 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #133 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 645 boysSDIowa: #78 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 354 boysIAIndiana: #100 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 544 boysINOhio: #80 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 448 boysOHPennsylvania: #151 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,440 boysPANew Jersey: #133 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,056 boysNJConnecticut: #69 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 409 boysCTCalifornia: #128 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 773 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedUTColorado: #98 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 497 boysCONebraska: #120 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 597 boysNEMissouri: #134 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 836 boysMOKentucky: #135 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 854 boysKYWest Virginia: #177 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,169 boysWVVirginia: #183 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,376 boysVAMaryland: #94 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 560 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedDEArizona: #153 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 638 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedNMKansas: #182 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,228 boysKSArkansas: #224 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,351 boysARTennessee: #212 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,564 boysTNNorth Carolina: #118 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 637 boysNCSouth Carolina: #259 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,150 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #73 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 385 boysDCOklahoma: #149 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 818 boysOKLouisiana: #264 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,722 boysLAMississippi: #162 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 989 boysMSAlabama: #280 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,294 boysALGeorgia: #171 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,169 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedHITexas: #181 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 965 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#19 · 1 in 70
  2. Maine#35 · 1 in 128
  3. Vermont#46 · 1 in 146
  4. Massachusetts#63 · 1 in 322
  5. Connecticut#69 · 1 in 409

Best ever in a state: #7 in New Hampshire, 1923.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#19431 in 70
Maine#35441 in 128
Vermont#46161 in 146
Massachusetts#631011 in 322
Connecticut#69321 in 409
Minnesota#70731 in 279
District of Columbia#7371 in 385
Iowa#78571 in 354
Wisconsin#79711 in 313
Ohio#801071 in 448
Maryland#94211 in 560
North Dakota#97171 in 399
Washington#97191 in 473
Colorado#98151 in 497
Indiana#100431 in 544
Rhode Island#10171 in 685
Michigan#102581 in 565
Illinois#111831 in 658
New York#1121151 in 781
North Carolina#118461 in 637
Idaho#11981 in 498
Montana#12091 in 622
Nebraska#120191 in 597
Oregon#12381 in 629
California#128281 in 773
New Jersey#133261 in 1,056
South Dakota#13391 in 645
Missouri#134321 in 836
Kentucky#135271 in 854
Oklahoma#149241 in 818
Pennsylvania#151601 in 1,440
Arizona#15351 in 638
Mississippi#162181 in 989
Georgia#171251 in 1,169
West Virginia#177121 in 1,169
Texas#181441 in 965
Kansas#182121 in 1,228
Virginia#183161 in 1,376
Tennessee#212141 in 1,564
Arkansas#224121 in 1,351
South Carolina#25991 in 2,150
Louisiana#264101 in 1,722
Alabama#280101 in 2,294
Alaska———
Delaware———
Florida———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
Utah———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Roger
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 83 spots since 2024 (#749 → #832)
  • 147 spots since 2020 (#685 → #832)
  • 253 spots since 2015 (#579 → #832)
  • Biggest jump: 75 spots in 1884 (#346 → #271)
  • Biggest drop: 83 spots in 2025 (#749 → #832)
Rise & fade · boys
65 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1945 at #22 (10,571 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 55 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 55 yrs · run 1921–1975
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 127
  • Highest: 1 in 127 boys born in 1945 were named Roger (0.79%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,751 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 24.9% of all boys named Roger (110,158) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s342#231 (1889)#293
1890s607#199 (1899)#220
1900s928#169 (1907)#198
1910s8,408#116 (1918)#132
1920s21,753#64 (1929)#88
1930s49,615#28 (1939)#41
1940s107,602#22 (1945)#24
1950s110,158#27 (1950)#37
1960s71,440#47 (1961)#51
1970s29,714#61 (1970)#95
1980s17,999#120 (1981)#156
1990s10,654#211 (1990)#277
2000s6,360#369 (2001)#423
2010s4,475#510 (2010)#593
2020s2,087#685 (2021)#743

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Roger in 1918

girls
#3,869
7 births · 1 in 165,376 girls
boys
#116
1,426 births · 1 in 711 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #3,869Roger7

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #116Roger1,426
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 165,376 of them was named Roger, which outranked 30.7% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roger
  1. #3,512Zenith8
  2. #3,512Zenna8
  3. #3,512Zonia8
  4. #3,869Roger7
  5. #3,869Aaron7
  6. #3,869Adrianna7
  7. #3,869Aileene7
  8. #4,291Abby6
  9. #4,291Adelphia6
  10. #4,291Affie6

Tied with 421 names at #3,869; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 711 of them was named Roger, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roger
  1. #113Nicholas1,488
  2. #114Hubert1,454
  3. #115Douglas1,432
  4. #116Roger1,426
  5. #117Eddie1,423
  6. #118Julius1,416
  7. #118Luther1,416
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1918 →