Boys' name · since 1891
Rodger
21,556 babies named Rodger in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #804 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,220 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,556
- born since 1891
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rodger currently ranks #5220 among boys' names in America, with 21,556 babies recorded since 1891.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rodger has been recorded 21,556 times among boys since 1891, currently ranked #5220 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #804 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,220 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21,556 born since 1891
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rodger ranks #804 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,220 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21,556 born since 1891, peaking in the 1950s.
- #804 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,220 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,556
- born since 1891
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rodger's 21,556 recorded births place it above 98.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rodger compares
21,556 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rodger's all-time total is 58x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rodger | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,556 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 680 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rodger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rodger's full recorded timeline at 1963, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 680 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rodger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (1949)
- 680
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Rodger by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (5,503 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Rodger's strongest decade.
5,503 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rodger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 51
1900s
51 births
- 1910s 380
1910s
380 births
- 1920s 883
1920s
883 births
- 1930s 1,959
1930s
1,959 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,292 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,503 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,673 births
- 1970s 1,701
1970s
1,701 births
- 1980s 975
1980s
975 births
- 1990s 505
1990s
505 births
- 2000s 297
2000s
297 births
- 2010s 231
2010s
231 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 5,503 births (26% of all-time use).
How Rodger compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rodger's total volume
Rodger by state
Where Rodger concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,755 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 1,666 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,344 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,208 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,105 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,072 | 5.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 635 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 571 | 2.6% |
1,755 of 21,556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Rodger appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rodger's data
- Rodger's decade-level peak was the 1950s (5,503 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rodgers (1,755 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rodger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~134 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1891–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rodger draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.