Recorded 1883–2023 Boys' name Peak 1950 7,029 births

Rogers — boys' name

7,029 babies named Rogers in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1940s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Rogers was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

164 babies were named Rogers in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rogers

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,029 babies named Rogers between 1883 and 2023, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rogers currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 164 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rogers performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 1,271 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Rogers shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 997 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Rogers in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rogers 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 7,029 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.

Rogers at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

7,029

Since 1883

141 years of records

Peak year

1950

164 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1883

Recorded for 141 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rogers popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1883

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1950)
164
Annual births at peak — across 141 years of records
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Rogers popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1925 (Rogers as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 1953195019391925 6

Rogers by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
1,271 births that decade — 18% of Rogers's all-time total
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Rogers by state

Where Rogers concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rogers
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
997 14.2%
#2 Georgia
817 11.6%
#3 Texas
596 8.5%
#4 Mississippi
452 6.4%
#5 South Carolina
355 5.1%
#6 Alabama
346 4.9%
#7 North Carolina
200 2.8%
#8 Tennessee
182 2.6%
Louisiana share of Rogers's total US births 14.2%
Even split

997 of 7,029 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Rogers appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rogers?
7,029 babies have been named Rogers since 1883. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1950 with 164 births.
When was Rogers most popular?
Rogers was most popular in the 1940s decade with 1,271 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Rogers most popular?
The top states for the name Rogers are Louisiana (997 births), Georgia (817 births), Texas (596 births).
How long has the name Rogers been used?
Rogers has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 141 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rogers?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roger, Rogelio, Rogan, Rogerio, 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, 1883–2023 (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.