Roger

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Roger is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names Roger and Rogier. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements hrōd, χrōþi and gār, gēr. The name was introduced into England by the Normans.

From Wikipedia

Roger first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 138 babies (rank #74 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Roger

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Roger yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,740

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

138

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Outlander: Roger MacKenzie — Brianna's husband, a historian
In Mad Men: Roger Sterling — agency partner
In Agatha Christie: Roger Ackroyd — the murdered man

Famous people named Roger

Roger Federertennis player · b. 1981
Roger Martin du Gardarchivist · b. 1881
Roger Ebertpresenter · b. 1942
Roger Mooreautobiographer · b. 1927
Roger Baconmusic theorist · b. 1220

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	113	#64
1953	103	#68
1954	102	#65
1955	103	#66
1956	110	#67
1957	105	#73
1958	110	#69
1959	100	#75
1960	92	#92
1961	133	#84
1962	138	#74
1963	81	#90
1964	67	#95
1965	79	#91
1966	69	#95
1967	67	#99
1968	78	#94
1969	83	#95
2014	1	#2,075
2015	1	#2,058
2016	4	#385
2017	1	#2,042