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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1945 · 10,571 births
- Debut · boys
- 25 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 55 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 442,142since 1880
Roger over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #832 | 297 | |
| 2024 | — | #749 | 341 | |
| 2023 | — | #757 | 344 | |
| 2022 | — | #749 | 342 | |
| 2021 | — | #685 | 388 | |
| 2020 | — | #685 | 375 | |
| 2019 | — | #694 | 362 | |
| 2018 | — | #637 | 413 | |
| 2017 | — | #627 | 417 | |
| 2016 | — | #644 | 409 | |
| 2015 | — | #579 | 481 | |
| 2014 | — | #582 | 477 | |
| 2013 | — | #555 | 476 | |
| 2012 | — | #564 | 459 | |
| 2011 | — | #534 | 477 | |
| 2010 | — | #510 | 504 | |
| 2009 | — | #497 | 550 | |
| 2008 | — | #462 | 598 | |
| 2007 | — | #468 | 582 | |
| 2006 | — | #455 | 594 | |
| 2005 | — | #417 | 644 | |
| 2004 | — | #413 | 630 | |
| 2003 | — | #394 | 664 | |
| 2002 | — | #384 | 676 | |
| 2001 | — | #369 | 719 | |
| 2000 | — | #372 | 703 | |
| 1999 | — | #358 | 730 | |
| 1998 | — | #347 | 769 | |
| 1997 | — | #325 | 804 | |
| 1996 | — | #285 | 957 | |
| 1995 | — | #278 | 1,001 | |
| 1994 | — | #264 | 1,071 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #253 | 1,132 |
| 1992 | — | #214 | 1,440 | |
| 1991 | — | #231 | 1,294 | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #211 | 1,456 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #196 | 1,477 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #180 | 1,578 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #176 | 1,559 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #167 | 1,608 |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | #159 | 1,706 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #157 | 1,718 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #144 | 1,870 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #127 | 2,167 |
| 1981 | #4,746 | 15 | #120 | 2,244 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | #134 | 2,072 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | #132 | 2,024 |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | #120 | 2,143 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #114 | 2,313 |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | #103 | 2,465 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #97 | 2,617 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #93 | 2,754 |
| 1973 | #3,233 | 20 | #84 | 3,155 |
| 1972 | #2,523 | 28 | #76 | 3,531 |
| 1971 | #2,375 | 32 | #71 | 4,129 |
| 1970 | #2,043 | 40 | #61 | 4,583 |
| 1969 | #2,454 | 28 | #59 | 4,905 |
| 1968 | #2,126 | 32 | #55 | 5,183 |
| 1967 | #1,783 | 42 | #53 | 5,723 |
| 1966 | #2,519 | 23 | #51 | 6,296 |
| 1965 | #2,154 | 30 | #49 | 6,429 |
| 1964 | #2,752 | 21 | #49 | 7,389 |
| 1963 | #2,211 | 29 | #53 | 7,743 |
| 1962 | #2,073 | 32 | #47 | 9,079 |
| 1961 | #1,838 | 39 | #47 | 9,652 |
| 1960 | #1,925 | 35 | #47 | 9,041 |
| 1959 | #2,108 | 29 | #47 | 8,794 |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | #47 | 8,368 |
| 1957 | #2,067 | 28 | #42 | 9,866 |
| 1956 | #2,151 | 26 | #41 | 10,153 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #37 | 10,979 |
| 1954 | #1,801 | 33 | #34 | 11,717 |
| 1953 | #1,931 | 28 | #31 | 13,172 |
| 1952 | #1,540 | 39 | #30 | 12,132 |
| 1951 | #1,968 | 25 | #29 | 12,425 |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | #27 | 12,552 |
| 1949 | #1,603 | 34 | #25 | 12,821 |
| 1948 | #1,953 | 24 | #24 | 12,818 |
| 1947 | #1,525 | 38 | #25 | 12,760 |
| 1946 | #1,583 | 31 | #23 | 12,411 |
| 1945 | #1,312 | 37 | #22 | 10,571 |
| 1944 | #1,578 | 27 | #23 | 10,581 |
| 1943 | #1,228 | 43 | #24 | 10,773 |
| 1942 | #1,438 | 32 | #25 | 9,174 |
| 1941 | #1,696 | 22 | #25 | 8,095 |
| 1940 | #1,477 | 27 | #26 | 7,598 |
| 1939 | #1,401 | 28 | #28 | 7,155 |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | #31 | 6,551 |
| 1937 | #1,679 | 21 | #36 | 5,713 |
| 1936 | #1,549 | 23 | #35 | 5,702 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #36 | 5,152 |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | #39 | 4,766 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | #48 | 3,917 |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | #50 | 3,788 |
| 1931 | #1,459 | 26 | #53 | 3,625 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 | #58 | 3,246 |
| 1929 | #1,257 | 35 | #64 | 2,928 |
| 1928 | #1,637 | 25 | #71 | 2,774 |
| 1927 | #1,619 | 26 | #84 | 2,408 |
| 1926 | #1,932 | 20 | #89 | 2,260 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #90 | 2,099 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #93 | 2,054 |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | #95 | 1,888 |
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 | #96 | 1,848 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #99 | 1,803 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #103 | 1,691 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #124 | 1,298 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #116 | 1,426 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #119 | 1,249 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #129 | 1,087 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #124 | 1,086 |
| 1914 | — | #126 | 816 | |
| 1913 | — | #138 | 565 | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #138 | 464 |
| 1911 | — | #139 | 241 | |
| 1910 | — | #170 | 176 | |
| 1909 | — | #180 | 128 | |
| 1908 | — | #185 | 115 | |
| 1907 | — | #169 | 127 | |
| 1906 | — | #192 | 94 | |
| 1905 | — | #224 | 73 | |
| 1904 | — | #194 | 91 | |
| 1903 | — | #187 | 86 | |
| 1902 | — | #209 | 73 | |
| 1901 | — | #223 | 60 | |
| 1900 | — | #219 | 81 | |
| 1899 | — | #199 | 67 | |
| 1898 | — | #201 | 74 | |
| 1897 | — | #222 | 58 | |
| 1896 | — | #215 | 70 | |
| 1895 | — | #207 | 69 | |
| 1894 | — | #224 | 58 | |
| 1893 | — | #253 | 49 | |
| 1892 | — | #239 | 55 | |
| 1891 | — | #214 | 55 | |
| 1890 | — | #229 | 52 | |
| 1889 | — | #231 | 49 | |
| 1888 | — | #256 | 47 | |
| 1887 | — | #254 | 39 | |
| 1886 | — | #301 | 32 | |
| 1885 | — | #327 | 27 | |
| 1884 | — | #271 | 39 | |
| 1883 | — | #346 | 23 | |
| 1882 | — | #307 | 32 | |
| 1881 | — | #296 | 29 | |
| 1880 | — | #341 | 25 | |
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Carolina#157 · 1 in 841
- Maine#167 · 1 in 959
- West Virginia#174 · 1 in 1,030
- Kentucky#188 · 1 in 1,222
- Hawaii#203 · 1 in 878
Best ever in a state: #7 in New Hampshire, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #157 | 24 | 1 in 841 |
| Maine | #167 | 6 | 1 in 959 |
| West Virginia | #174 | 9 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Kentucky | #188 | 19 | 1 in 1,222 |
| Hawaii | #203 | 6 | 1 in 878 |
| North Carolina | #221 | 34 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Florida | #243 | 59 | 1 in 1,456 |
| Ohio | #244 | 40 | 1 in 1,750 |
| Maryland | #247 | 17 | 1 in 1,653 |
| Tennessee | #251 | 21 | 1 in 1,651 |
| Indiana | #273 | 20 | 1 in 1,865 |
| Connecticut | #283 | 8 | 1 in 2,307 |
| Massachusetts | #286 | 14 | 1 in 2,592 |
| Mississippi | #289 | 10 | 1 in 1,496 |
| California | #295 | 125 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Virginia | #298 | 19 | 1 in 2,032 |
| Nebraska | #302 | 5 | 1 in 1,950 |
| Georgia | #305 | 27 | 1 in 1,859 |
| Texas | #306 | 84 | 1 in 1,870 |
| Missouri | #325 | 13 | 1 in 2,646 |
| Wisconsin | #330 | 11 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Pennsylvania | #331 | 22 | 1 in 3,000 |
| Arizona | #357 | 14 | 1 in 2,454 |
| Minnesota | #357 | 9 | 1 in 3,204 |
| New York | #375 | 41 | 1 in 2,802 |
| Arkansas | #381 | 6 | 1 in 2,443 |
| Oregon | #384 | 7 | 1 in 2,764 |
| Colorado | #385 | 9 | 1 in 2,778 |
| Kansas | #390 | 6 | 1 in 2,578 |
| Oklahoma | #399 | 7 | 1 in 2,873 |
| Alabama | #409 | 8 | 1 in 3,073 |
| Illinois | #409 | 25 | 1 in 3,186 |
| Michigan | #413 | 17 | 1 in 3,488 |
| Washington | #420 | 10 | 1 in 3,372 |
| Louisiana | #434 | 10 | 1 in 2,687 |
| Utah | #440 | 6 | 1 in 3,187 |
| New Jersey | #492 | 10 | 1 in 4,809 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 342 | #231 (1889) | #293 |
| 1890s | 607 | #199 (1899) | #220 |
| 1900s | 928 | #169 (1907) | #198 |
| 1910s | 8,408 | #116 (1918) | #132 |
| 1920s | 21,753 | #64 (1929) | #88 |
| 1930s | 49,615 | #28 (1939) | #41 |
| 1940s | 107,602 | #22 (1945) | #24 |
| 1950s | 110,158 | #27 (1950) | #37 |
| 1960s | 71,440 | #47 (1961) | #51 |
| 1970s | 29,714 | #61 (1970) | #95 |
| 1980s | 17,999 | #120 (1981) | #156 |
| 1990s | 10,654 | #211 (1990) | #277 |
| 2000s | 6,360 | #369 (2001) | #423 |
| 2010s | 4,475 | #510 (2010) | #593 |
| 2020s | 2,087 | #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 1997
boys
#325
804 births · 1 in 2,345 boys
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 2,345 of them was named Roger, which outranked 97.0% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).