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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #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 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedAKMaine: #11 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 54 boysMEVermont: #18 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 66 boysVTNew Hampshire: #13 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 53 boysNHWashington: #55 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 236 boysWAIdaho: #71 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 258 boysIDMontana: #61 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 217 boysMTNorth Dakota: #22 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 99 boysNDMinnesota: #11 for boys · 340 births · 1 in 57 boysMNIllinois: #32 for boys · 274 births · 1 in 180 boysILWisconsin: #14 for boys · 312 births · 1 in 71 boysWIMichigan: #29 for boys · 221 births · 1 in 161 boysMINew York: #50 for boys · 312 births · 1 in 268 boysNYMassachusetts: #30 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 133 boysMARhode Island: #18 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 76 boysRIOregon: #51 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 196 boysORNevada: #12 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 45 boysNVWyoming: #31 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 124 boysWYSouth Dakota: #19 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 96 boysSDIowa: #17 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 90 boysIAIndiana: #56 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 310 boysINOhio: #29 for boys · 251 births · 1 in 172 boysOHPennsylvania: #76 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 508 boysPANew Jersey: #61 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 377 boysNJConnecticut: #33 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 152 boysCTCalifornia: #53 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 239 boysCAUtah: #89 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 307 boysUTColorado: #88 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 334 boysCONebraska: #36 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 153 boysNEMissouri: #67 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 314 boysMOKentucky: #64 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 321 boysKYWest Virginia: #97 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 496 boysWVVirginia: #104 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 533 boysVAMaryland: #72 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 368 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedDEArizona: #124 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 509 boysAZNew Mexico: #211 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 920 boysNMKansas: #54 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 210 boysKSArkansas: #140 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 751 boysARTennessee: #174 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,274 boysTNNorth Carolina: #70 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 366 boysNCSouth Carolina: #183 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,285 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #77 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 469 boysDCOklahoma: #117 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 591 boysOKLouisiana: #171 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 924 boysLAMississippi: #126 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 694 boysMSAlabama: #218 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,600 boysALGeorgia: #117 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 613 boysGAHawaii: #111 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 604 boysHITexas: #144 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 705 boysTXFlorida: #131 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 732 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#11 · 1 in 54
  2. Minnesota#11 · 1 in 57
  3. Nevada#12 · 1 in 45
  4. New Hampshire#13 · 1 in 53
  5. Wisconsin#14 · 1 in 71

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#111121 in 54
Minnesota#113401 in 57
Nevada#1271 in 45
New Hampshire#13551 in 53
Wisconsin#143121 in 71
Iowa#172021 in 90
Rhode Island#18551 in 76
Vermont#18351 in 66
South Dakota#19551 in 96
North Dakota#22571 in 99
Michigan#292211 in 161
Ohio#292511 in 172
Massachusetts#302081 in 133
Wyoming#31121 in 124
Illinois#322741 in 180
Connecticut#33621 in 152
Nebraska#36671 in 153
New York#503121 in 268
Oregon#51261 in 196
California#531421 in 239
Kansas#54631 in 210
Washington#55371 in 236
Indiana#56711 in 310
Montana#61161 in 217
New Jersey#61651 in 377
Kentucky#64771 in 321
Missouri#67851 in 314
North Carolina#70901 in 366
Idaho#71131 in 258
Maryland#72301 in 368
Pennsylvania#761361 in 508
District of Columbia#7781 in 469
Colorado#88231 in 334
Utah#89151 in 307
West Virginia#97321 in 496
Virginia#104401 in 533
Hawaii#11151 in 604
Georgia#117441 in 613
Oklahoma#117371 in 591
Arizona#12471 in 509
Mississippi#126271 in 694
Florida#131151 in 732
Arkansas#140231 in 751
Texas#144761 in 705
Louisiana#171191 in 924
Tennessee#174191 in 1,274
South Carolina#183141 in 1,285
New Mexico#21151 in 920
Alabama#218161 in 1,600
Alaska———
Delaware———

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 1933

girls
#1,970
16 births · 1 in 62,996 girls
boys
#48
3,917 births · 1 in 253 boys

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #1,970Roger16

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #48Roger3,917
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 62,996 of them was named Roger, which outranked 59.4% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roger
  1. #1,906Terri17
  2. #1,906Virgina17
  3. #1,906Willis17
  4. #1,970Roger16
  5. #1,970Anabel16
  6. #1,970Andrew16
  7. #1,970Annelle16
  8. #2,052Abby15
  9. #2,052Adrian15
  10. #2,052Aleene15

Tied with 81 names at #1,970; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

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

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 253 of them was named Roger, which outranked 98.8% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roger
  1. #45Francis4,093
  2. #46Anthony3,974
  3. #47Leonard3,955
  4. #48Roger3,917
  5. #49Herbert3,685
  6. #50Ernest3,674
  7. #51Melvin3,588
Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 553Neville#1,548 → #995
  2. ↑ 401Cordell#1,286 → #885
  3. ↑ 381Hamilton#1,286 → #905
  4. ↑ 375Delano#677 → #302
  5. ↑ 313Jan#937 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Hoover#793 → #1,361
  2. ↓ 541Porfirio#915 → #1,456
  3. ↓ 424Rosendo#937 → #1,361
  4. ↓ 381Alfonzo#821 → #1,202
  5. ↓ 368Hillard#862 → #1,230

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

See the top 100 for 1933 →