Roger

Meaning: Famous spear
Origin: Germanic

Boy's name · #834 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Roger belongs to an older America first — it reached #22 back in 1945 — yet it still appears in today's records at #834. About 442,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#358 in Ecuador (2025) · #799 in Belgium (2025) · #1,492 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,440 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,527 in Canada (2025) · #2,739 in Italy (2024) · #3,207 in Austria (2025) · #5,985 in France (2025) · #1,459 in Sweden (2024) · #586 in Poland (2021) · #631 in Ireland (2021) · #514 in Norway (2013) and 7 more.

Famous Rogers

Roger Federer — Swiss tennis player (born 1981)
Roger Martin du Gard — French writer (1881–1958)
Roger Ebert — American film critic and author (1942–2013)
Roger Moore — English actor (1927–2017)
Roger Bacon — English polymath, philosopher and friar (c. 1219 or 1220–c. 1292)
Roger Waters — English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
Roger Taylor — English musician, songwriter, and record producer (born 1949)
Roger Penrose — English mathematician, mathematical physicist (born 1931)
Roger Vadim — French filmmaker (1928–2000)
Roger Daltrey — English musician and lead vocalist of The Who (born 1944)

In stories & tradition

Roger — Fictional character from American Dad!
Roger Rabbit — Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)
Roger Davies^ru — Harry Potter (novel series)

What Rogers become

Among 6,694 notable people named Roger:

Political leaders appear 1.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roger II of Sicily, King of Sicily from 1130 to 1154 (1095–1154).

Similar names: Wayne · Ronnie · Billy · Rodney · Randy · Ricky

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