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 1955 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1969 with 379 babies (rank #72 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been rising 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.

4,885

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

379

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
1955	28	#288
1956	20	#358
1957	18	#378
1958	39	#265
1959	51	#242
1960	80	#191
1961	100	#176
1962	100	#176
1963	129	#150
1964	146	#135
1965	203	#104
1966	212	#98
1967	241	#92
1968	289	#85
1969	379	#72
1970	370	#70
1971	335	#69
1972	285	#79
1973	248	#79
1974	207	#92
1975	164	#113
1976	119	#149
1977	100	#163
1978	84	#193
1979	87	#189
1980	78	#211
1981	57	#258
1982	63	#235
1983	77	#199
1984	56	#256
1985	62	#242
1986	42	#323
1987	38	#361
1988	42	#345
1989	49	#317
1990	40	#374
1991	39	#379
1992	31	#442
1993	26	#480
1994	18	#590
1995	29	#466
1996	19	#567
1997	8	#839
1998	11	#737
1999	9	#814
2000	5	#1,033
2001	8	#868
2002	5	#1,036
2003	5	#1,030
2004	6	#949
2005	4	#1,123
2006	4	#1,106
2007	4	#1,099
2008	4	#1,097
2011	1	#1,278
2012	1	#1,271
2013	4	#1,026
2014	4	#982
2015	2	#114