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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 86 babies (rank #308 that year). In 2024 it was given to 17 boys (rank #1,378). 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.

1,076

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1991	86	#308
1992	73	#350
1993	68	#361
1994	44	#433
1995	63	#390
1996	40	#493
1997	52	#423
1998	38	#515
1999	27	#655
2000	35	#551
2001	29	#653
2002	25	#730
2003	22	#812
2004	24	#807
2005	14	#1,218
2006	25	#821
2007	23	#906
2008	23	#949
2009	24	#935
2010	22	#999
2011	19	#1,130
2012	23	#972
2013	27	#875
2014	22	#1,004
2015	29	#833
2016	23	#996
2017	28	#872
2018	20	#1,106
2019	26	#921
2020	28	#877
2021	18	#1,255
2022	24	#1,009
2023	15	#1,432
2024	17	#1,378