Roger

“Famed spear” — Germanic via Old French origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,000 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 7,200 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 9,300 boys in Canada (2024).

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

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.1219/20–c.1292)

In stories & tradition

Roger — American Dad!
Roger Rabbit — Who Framed Roger Rabbit · Tummy Trouble
Roger Davies — Harry Potter

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.

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

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