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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Roger, so not publishedAKMaine: #10 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 50 boysMEVermont: #15 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 59 boysVTNew Hampshire: #17 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 71 boysNHWashington: #23 for boys · 168 births · 1 in 120 boysWAIdaho: #20 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 110 boysIDMontana: #28 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 118 boysMTNorth Dakota: #14 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 54 boysNDMinnesota: #13 for boys · 519 births · 1 in 51 boysMNIllinois: #24 for boys · 671 births · 1 in 109 boysILWisconsin: #16 for boys · 456 births · 1 in 65 boysWIMichigan: #22 for boys · 669 births · 1 in 88 boysMINew York: #29 for boys · 801 births · 1 in 149 boysNYMassachusetts: #27 for boys · 341 births · 1 in 120 boysMARhode Island: #23 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 91 boysRIOregon: #18 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 93 boysORNevada: #21 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 83 boysNVWyoming: #24 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 102 boysWYSouth Dakota: #11 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 41 boysSDIowa: #16 for boys · 414 births · 1 in 54 boysIAIndiana: #26 for boys · 253 births · 1 in 135 boysINOhio: #21 for boys · 801 births · 1 in 85 boysOHPennsylvania: #54 for boys · 325 births · 1 in 287 boysPANew Jersey: #38 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 185 boysNJConnecticut: #27 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 123 boysCTCalifornia: #26 for boys · 595 births · 1 in 138 boysCAUtah: #26 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 103 boysUTColorado: #25 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 122 boysCONebraska: #15 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 57 boysNEMissouri: #26 for boys · 230 births · 1 in 151 boysMOKentucky: #24 for boys · 244 births · 1 in 121 boysKYWest Virginia: #11 for boys · 377 births · 1 in 53 boysWVVirginia: #14 for boys · 391 births · 1 in 78 boysVAMaryland: #39 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 182 boysMDDelaware: #53 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 257 boysDEArizona: #51 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 207 boysAZNew Mexico: #59 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 238 boysNMKansas: #21 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 128 boysKSArkansas: #65 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 301 boysARTennessee: #42 for boys · 168 births · 1 in 197 boysTNNorth Carolina: #30 for boys · 283 births · 1 in 154 boysNCSouth Carolina: #46 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 200 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #39 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 202 boysDCOklahoma: #36 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 168 boysOKLouisiana: #82 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 348 boysLAMississippi: #63 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 310 boysMSAlabama: #48 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 238 boysALGeorgia: #52 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 260 boysGAHawaii: #82 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 328 boysHITexas: #49 for boys · 303 births · 1 in 257 boysTXFlorida: #50 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 240 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#10 · 1 in 50
  2. South Dakota#11 · 1 in 41
  3. West Virginia#11 · 1 in 53
  4. Minnesota#13 · 1 in 51
  5. North Dakota#14 · 1 in 54

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#101601 in 50
South Dakota#111311 in 41
West Virginia#113771 in 53
Minnesota#135191 in 51
North Dakota#141081 in 54
Virginia#143911 in 78
Nebraska#151971 in 57
Vermont#15501 in 59
Iowa#164141 in 54
Wisconsin#164561 in 65
New Hampshire#17581 in 71
Oregon#181251 in 93
Idaho#20481 in 110
Kansas#211261 in 128
Nevada#21121 in 83
Ohio#218011 in 85
Michigan#226691 in 88
Rhode Island#23701 in 91
Washington#231681 in 120
Illinois#246711 in 109
Kentucky#242441 in 121
Wyoming#24211 in 102
Colorado#25911 in 122
California#265951 in 138
Indiana#262531 in 135
Missouri#262301 in 151
Utah#26751 in 103
Connecticut#271441 in 123
Massachusetts#273411 in 120
Montana#28391 in 118
New York#298011 in 149
North Carolina#302831 in 154
Oklahoma#361341 in 168
New Jersey#382031 in 185
District of Columbia#39481 in 202
Maryland#391081 in 182
Tennessee#421681 in 197
South Carolina#461221 in 200
Alabama#481441 in 238
Texas#493031 in 257
Florida#50911 in 240
Arizona#51341 in 207
Georgia#521411 in 260
Delaware#53101 in 257
Pennsylvania#543251 in 287
New Mexico#59271 in 238
Mississippi#63801 in 310
Arkansas#65701 in 301
Hawaii#82151 in 328
Louisiana#82781 in 348
Alaska

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 1943

girls
#1,228
43 births · 1 in 32,449 girls
boys
#24
10,773 births · 1 in 132 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #1,228Roger43

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #24Roger10,773
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 32,449 of them was named Roger, which outranked 77.1% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roger
  1. #1,212Sheran44
  2. #1,212Sigrid44
  3. #1,212Wanita44
  4. #1,228Roger43
  5. #1,228Bethany43
  6. #1,228Bettina43
  7. #1,228Coral43
  8. #1,251Alana42
  9. #1,251Arthur42
  10. #1,251Beverlee42

Tied with 22 names at #1,228; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 878Tana#1,559#681
  2. 754Rozanne#1,706#952
  3. 722Cheryle#1,592#870
  4. 596Tena#1,592#996
  5. 525Alexis#1,349#824
Fallers
  1. 594Florida#997#1,591
  2. 467Jerilynn#581#1,048
  3. 364Lorelei#864#1,228
  4. 308Kaaren#536#844
  5. 305Erna#864#1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 132 of them was named Roger, which outranked 99.4% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roger
  1. #21Frank12,246
  2. #22Raymond11,391
  3. #23Gerald11,367
  4. #24Roger10,773
  5. #25Daniel9,168
  6. #26Walter9,035
  7. #27Harold8,670
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 514Derek#1,228#714
  2. 465Armond#1,421#956
  3. 368Les#1,214#846
  4. 347Aron#1,244#897
  5. 321Edsel#1,167#846
Fallers
  1. 500Humberto#780#1,280
  2. 352Chauncey#928#1,280
  3. 352Clearence#991#1,343
  4. 344Macarthur#512#856
  5. 325Reyes#933#1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943