Boys' name · since 1911
Rodgers
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.
- #7,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 541
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rodgers sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 541 recorded since 1911.
Rodgers has 541 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1981.
- #7,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 541 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rodgers ranks #7,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 541 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 541
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rodgers's 541 recorded births place it above 83.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Rodgers's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rodgers splits its recorded history at 1942: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rodgers popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1981
- Peak year (1951)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Rodgers by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (105 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Rodgers's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Rodgers births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
71 births
- 1920s
1920s
105 births
- 1930s
1930s
89 births
- 1940s
1940s
94 births
- 1950s
1950s
102 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 105 births (19% of all-time use).
How Rodgers 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 Rodgers's total volume
Rodgers by state
Where Rodgers concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 3.0% |
16 of 541 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rodgers's data
- Rodgers's decade-level peak was the 1920s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rodgerss (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rodgers: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1911–1981 (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 Rodgers 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.