Boys' name · since 1880
Roger
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 442,142 babies named Roger, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #74 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #832 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 442,142
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roger is the #832 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 442,142 recorded since 1880.
Roger has 442,142 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #832 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #74 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #832 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 442,142 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roger ranks #74 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #832 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 442,142 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #74 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #832 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 442,142
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Roger's 442,142 recorded births place it above 99.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Roger compares
442,142 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Roger's all-time total is 1,198x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roger | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 442,142 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13,172 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roger splits its recorded history at 1953: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (23 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 13,172 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roger popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 13,172
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Roger popularity over time - girls
1,688 total births recorded since 1912 (Roger as girls' name)
Roger by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (110,158 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Roger's strongest decade.
110,158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Roger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 342
1880s
342 births
- 1890s 607
1890s
607 births
- 1900s 928
1900s
928 births
- 1910s 8,408
1910s
8,408 births
- 1920s 21,753
1920s
21,753 births
- 1930s
1930s
49,615 births
- 1940s
1940s
107,602 births
- 1950s
1950s
110,158 births
- 1960s
1960s
71,440 births
- 1970s 29,714
1970s
29,714 births
- 1980s 17,999
1980s
17,999 births
- 1990s 10,654
1990s
10,654 births
- 2000s 6,360
2000s
6,360 births
- 2010s 4,475
2010s
4,475 births
- 2020s 2,087
2020s
2,087 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 110,158 births (25% of all-time use).
How Roger 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 Roger's total volume
Roger by state
Where Roger concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 28,545 | 6.5% |
| #2 | California | | 27,176 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 26,263 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 24,851 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 21,911 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 20,414 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 16,269 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 15,410 | 3.5% |
28,545 of 442,142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Roger appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roger's data
- Roger's decade-level peak was the 1950s (110,158 total births); usage has since declined to 2,087 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Rogers (28,545 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Roger 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.