Recorded 1911–1981 Boys' name Peak 1951 541 births

Rodgers — boys' name

541 babies named Rodgers in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s711920s1051930s891940s941950s1021960s381970s371980s5
1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Rodgers was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

18 babies were named Rodgers in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rodgers

The Social Security Administration has registered 541 babies named Rodgers between 1911 and 1981, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rodgers currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rodgers performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rodgers shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rodgers in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rodgers in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 541 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rodgers at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

541

Since 1911

71 years of records

Peak year

1951

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1911

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1981

Rodgers popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1911

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1951)
18
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
05101520 198119681956194819401932192419161911 5

Rodgers by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
105 births that decade — 19% of Rodgers's all-time total
1910s711920s1051930s891940s941950s1021960s381970s371980s5

Rodgers by state

Where Rodgers concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rodgers
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 3.0%
Texas share of Rodgers's total US births 3.0%

16 of 541 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rodgers?
541 babies have been named Rodgers since 1911. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1951 with 18 births.
When was Rodgers most popular?
Rodgers was most popular in the 1920s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Rodgers most popular?
The top states for the name Rodgers are Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Rodgers been used?
Rodgers has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 71 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Rodgers?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rodney, Roderick, Rodolfo, Rodrigo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.