Roger

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A few things about Roger you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Roger

Roger Martin du Gard

French writer (1881–1958)

Choose Roger and your child shares a first name with Roger Martin du Gard, a French writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Roger, like who?” Roger Martin du Gard's Wikipedia article is available in 101 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Nobel Foundation, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,750 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Roger, 297 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Roger would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRoger has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Rogers, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1945, when it ranked #22. Today it's #832, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowRoger was 2.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,794 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 5,750.
• 🍂TrendRoger has slipped 147 places over the last five years and now sits at #832. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedRoger is most popular in Nevada, where it ranks #516, followed by Oregon (#529) and Pennsylvania (#546). It's in the top 1,000 in 21 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Germanic, Roger means “famous spear”.

About the name Roger

Roger is a boy name of Old German origin meaning “famous spear”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-ger”. US birth records list Roger for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked #22 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #832, with 297 babies.

Origin:Old German names