Recorded 1945–1975 Girls' name Peak 1960 231 births

Rogena — girls' name

231 babies named Rogena in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s271950s791960s1051970s20
1960s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Rogena was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

31 babies were named Rogena in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rogena

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Rogena between 1945 and 1975, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rogena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rogena performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rogena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rogena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rogena 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 231 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.

Rogena at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

231

Since 1945

31 years of records

Peak year

1960

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1945

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1975

Rogena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1945

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1960)
31
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
010203040 1975196719631959195519511945 7

Rogena by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
105 births that decade — 45% of Rogena's all-time total
1940s271950s791960s1051970s20

Rogena by state

Where Rogena concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rogena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
5 2.2%
Missouri share of Rogena's total US births 2.2%

5 of 231 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rogena?
231 babies have been named Rogena since 1945. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1960 with 31 births.
When was Rogena most popular?
Rogena was most popular in the 1960s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Rogena most popular?
The top states for the name Rogena are Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Rogena been used?
Rogena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 31 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Rogena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roger, Rogene, Rogue, Rogina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1945–1975 (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.