Is Roger a boy or girl name?
Roger is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 340 boys were named Roger, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 443,528 US babies named Roger were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #750
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Roger since 1880
- 443,528
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 13,199 babies
Boys and girls named Roger, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 342 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 607 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 928 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 8,408 | 45 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 21,753 | 175 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 49,612 | 212 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 107,597 | 315 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 110,156 | 282 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 71,441 | 311 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 29,718 | 205 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 18,002 | 130 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 10,655 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 6,360 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,473 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,788 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 340 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 343 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 342 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 388 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 375 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 362 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 413 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 417 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 409 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 479 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 477 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 476 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 459 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 477 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 504 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 550 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 598 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 582 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 594 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 644 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 630 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 664 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 676 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 719 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 703 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 730 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 769 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 804 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 957 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,002 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,071 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,132 | #253 | 6 | #13,064 |
| 1992 | 1,440 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,294 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,456 | #211 | 7 | #11,099 |
| 1989 | 1,477 | #196 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1988 | 1,578 | #180 | 16 | #5,258 |
| 1987 | 1,559 | #176 | 11 | #6,670 |
| 1986 | 1,608 | #167 | 18 | #4,502 |
| 1985 | 1,706 | #159 | 14 | #5,283 |
| 1984 | 1,719 | #157 | 8 | #7,969 |
| 1983 | 1,870 | #144 | 12 | #5,731 |
| 1982 | 2,167 | #127 | 11 | #6,256 |
| 1981 | 2,244 | #120 | 15 | #4,903 |
| 1980 | 2,074 | #134 | 16 | #4,689 |
| 1979 | 2,024 | #132 | 18 | #4,181 |
| 1978 | 2,143 | #120 | 15 | #4,627 |
| 1977 | 2,313 | #114 | 6 | #9,347 |
| 1976 | 2,465 | #103 | 20 | #3,499 |
| 1975 | 2,619 | #97 | 11 | #5,421 |
| 1974 | 2,754 | #93 | 15 | #4,180 |
| 1973 | 3,154 | #85 | 20 | #3,313 |
| 1972 | 3,534 | #75 | 28 | #2,573 |
| 1971 | 4,128 | #71 | 32 | #2,414 |
| 1970 | 4,584 | #61 | 40 | #2,072 |
| 1969 | 4,905 | #59 | 28 | #2,495 |
| 1968 | 5,185 | #55 | 32 | #2,157 |
| 1967 | 5,721 | #53 | 42 | #1,816 |
| 1966 | 6,297 | #51 | 23 | #2,557 |
| 1965 | 6,432 | #49 | 30 | #2,195 |
| 1964 | 7,387 | #49 | 21 | #2,806 |
| 1963 | 7,743 | #53 | 29 | #2,241 |
| 1962 | 9,077 | #47 | 32 | #2,105 |
| 1961 | 9,651 | #47 | 39 | #1,864 |
| 1960 | 9,043 | #47 | 35 | #1,945 |
| 1959 | 8,794 | #47 | 29 | #2,144 |
| 1958 | 8,368 | #47 | 23 | #2,437 |
| 1957 | 9,865 | #42 | 28 | #2,107 |
| 1956 | 10,151 | #41 | 26 | #2,185 |
| 1955 | 10,982 | #37 | 24 | #2,267 |
| 1954 | 11,716 | #34 | 33 | #1,826 |
| 1953 | 13,171 | #31 | 28 | #1,962 |
| 1952 | 12,132 | #30 | 39 | #1,550 |
| 1951 | 12,425 | #29 | 25 | #2,009 |
| 1950 | 12,552 | #27 | 27 | #1,863 |
| 1949 | 12,821 | #25 | 34 | #1,622 |
| 1948 | 12,818 | #24 | 24 | #1,995 |
| 1947 | 12,760 | #25 | 38 | #1,537 |
| 1946 | 12,410 | #23 | 31 | #1,613 |
| 1945 | 10,570 | #22 | 37 | #1,329 |
| 1944 | 10,581 | #23 | 27 | #1,600 |
| 1943 | 10,772 | #24 | 43 | #1,248 |
| 1942 | 9,174 | #25 | 32 | #1,467 |
| 1941 | 8,094 | #25 | 22 | #1,740 |
| 1940 | 7,597 | #26 | 27 | #1,511 |
| 1939 | 7,155 | #28 | 28 | #1,416 |
| 1938 | 6,551 | #31 | 17 | #2,007 |
| 1937 | 5,712 | #36 | 21 | #1,726 |
| 1936 | 5,701 | #35 | 23 | #1,585 |
| 1935 | 5,152 | #36 | 15 | #2,192 |
| 1934 | 4,765 | #39 | 19 | #1,825 |
| 1933 | 3,917 | #48 | 16 | #2,036 |
| 1932 | 3,788 | #50 | 23 | #1,621 |
| 1931 | 3,625 | #53 | 26 | #1,496 |
| 1930 | 3,246 | #58 | 24 | #1,651 |
| 1929 | 2,928 | #64 | 35 | #1,279 |
| 1928 | 2,774 | #71 | 25 | #1,669 |
| 1927 | 2,408 | #84 | 26 | #1,664 |
| 1926 | 2,260 | #89 | 20 | #1,985 |
| 1925 | 2,099 | #90 | 13 | #2,746 |
| 1924 | 2,054 | #93 | 14 | #2,642 |
| 1923 | 1,888 | #95 | 13 | #2,700 |
| 1922 | 1,848 | #96 | 14 | #2,580 |
| 1921 | 1,803 | #99 | 7 | #4,379 |
| 1920 | 1,691 | #103 | 8 | #3,896 |
| 1919 | 1,298 | #124 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1918 | 1,426 | #116 | 7 | #4,212 |
| 1917 | 1,249 | #119 | 10 | #3,042 |
| 1916 | 1,087 | #129 | 7 | #3,861 |
| 1915 | 1,086 | #124 | 5 | #4,838 |
| 1914 | 816 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 565 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 464 | #138 | 5 | #3,349 |
| 1911 | 241 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 176 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 128 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 115 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 127 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 94 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 73 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 91 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 86 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 73 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 60 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 81 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 67 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 74 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 58 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 70 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 69 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 58 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 49 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 55 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 55 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 52 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 49 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 47 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 39 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 32 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 27 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 39 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 23 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 32 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 29 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 25 | #348 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Roger reached #22 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #1,248 in 1943. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Roger
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.