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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #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 1921

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedAKMaine: #26 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 106 boysMEVermont: #29 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 96 boysVTNew Hampshire: #17 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 63 boysNHWashington: #84 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 404 boysWAIdaho: #114 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 464 boysIDMontana: #70 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 308 boysMTNorth Dakota: #84 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 316 boysNDMinnesota: #58 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 218 boysMNIllinois: #89 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 579 boysILWisconsin: #69 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 270 boysWIMichigan: #98 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 522 boysMINew York: #109 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 717 boysNYMassachusetts: #42 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 195 boysMARhode Island: #68 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 338 boysRIOregon: #79 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 353 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedNVWyoming: #71 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 279 boysWYSouth Dakota: #75 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 278 boysSDIowa: #70 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 283 boysIAIndiana: #100 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 612 boysINOhio: #72 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 370 boysOHPennsylvania: #130 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,142 boysPANew Jersey: #111 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 849 boysNJConnecticut: #78 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 493 boysCTCalifornia: #106 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 633 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedUTColorado: #130 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 676 boysCONebraska: #97 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 456 boysNEMissouri: #129 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 793 boysMOKentucky: #134 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 823 boysKYWest Virginia: #158 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 990 boysWVVirginia: #169 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,230 boysVAMaryland: #90 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 516 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 546 boysNMKansas: #142 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 910 boysKSArkansas: #177 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 993 boysARTennessee: #204 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,545 boysTNNorth Carolina: #147 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 876 boysNCSouth Carolina: #303 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,899 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #96 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 620 boysDCOklahoma: #211 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,352 boysOKLouisiana: #266 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,727 boysLAMississippi: #140 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 776 boysMSAlabama: #312 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,608 boysALGeorgia: #186 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,300 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedHITexas: #209 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,113 boysTXFlorida: #260 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,016 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#17 · 1 in 63
  2. Maine#26 · 1 in 106
  3. Vermont#29 · 1 in 96
  4. Massachusetts#42 · 1 in 195
  5. Minnesota#58 · 1 in 218

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#17541 in 63
Maine#26591 in 106
Vermont#29261 in 96
Massachusetts#421751 in 195
Minnesota#581011 in 218
Rhode Island#68161 in 338
Wisconsin#69891 in 270
Iowa#70771 in 283
Montana#70151 in 308
Wyoming#7161 in 279
Ohio#721411 in 370
South Dakota#75231 in 278
Connecticut#78261 in 493
Oregon#79171 in 353
North Dakota#84211 in 316
Washington#84251 in 404
Illinois#89971 in 579
Maryland#90261 in 516
District of Columbia#9651 in 620
Nebraska#97271 in 456
Michigan#98681 in 522
Indiana#100421 in 612
California#106451 in 633
New York#1091291 in 717
New Jersey#111351 in 849
Idaho#11491 in 464
Missouri#129371 in 793
Colorado#130131 in 676
Pennsylvania#130781 in 1,142
Kentucky#134321 in 823
New Mexico#13771 in 546
Mississippi#140241 in 776
Kansas#142181 in 910
North Carolina#147381 in 876
West Virginia#158171 in 990
Virginia#169201 in 1,230
Arkansas#177181 in 993
Georgia#186241 in 1,300
Tennessee#204161 in 1,545
Texas#209471 in 1,113
Oklahoma#211171 in 1,352
Florida#26051 in 2,016
Louisiana#266111 in 1,727
South Carolina#30371 in 2,899
Alabama#312101 in 2,608
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
Utah———

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 1921

girls
#4,023
7 births · 1 in 176,151 girls
boys
#99
1,803 births · 1 in 611 boys

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #4,023Roger7

Top boys' names in 1921

  1. #1John58,216
  2. #2Robert52,779
  3. #3William51,862
  4. #4James49,750
  5. #5Charles29,242
  6. #6George27,476
  7. #7Joseph26,182
  8. #8Edward20,817
  9. #9Frank16,705
  10. #10Richard16,376
  11. #99Roger1,803
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 176,151 of them was named Roger, which outranked 31.5% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roger
  1. #3,666Zenia8
  2. #3,666Zilphia8
  3. #3,666Zylpha8
  4. #4,023Roger7
  5. #4,023Achsah7
  6. #4,023Addis7
  7. #4,023Adlena7
  8. #4,464Abelina6
  9. #4,464Adamae6
  10. #4,464Addell6

Tied with 440 names at #4,023; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,238Elwanda#4,975 → #737
  2. ↑ 458Noreen#1,255 → #797
  3. ↑ 440Venice#1,375 → #935
  4. ↑ 343Isobel#1,312 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Aida#1,119 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 612Lilia#931 → #1,543
  2. ↓ 345Denise#931 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 330Aleen#968 → #1,298
  4. ↓ 269Virgil#968 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 265Aldona#903 → #1,168

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

boys

1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 611 of them was named Roger, which outranked 98.0% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roger
  1. #96Claude1,887
  2. #97Stephen1,868
  3. #98Virgil1,830
  4. #99Roger1,803
  5. #100Wilbur1,755
  6. #101Maurice1,743
  7. #102Marion1,716
Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 828Kevin#1,543 → #715
  2. ↑ 499Enrico#1,157 → #658
  3. ↑ 435Richmond#1,225 → #790
  4. ↑ 427Reynaldo#1,252 → #825
  5. ↑ 425Art#1,416 → #991
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Stacy#835 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 279Gorden#947 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 248Brady#653 → #901
  4. ↓ 246Guillermo#812 → #1,058
  5. ↓ 219Lindsay#903 → #1,122

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

See the top 100 for 1921 →