Roger Name Popularity

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How popular is Roger?

Ranking 636th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Roger is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #22 was reached in 1945.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1953 with 13,175 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Roger was 23 in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Roger occurred roughly during the years 1904-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1953-1958, 1960-1978, 1981-1984, and 1988-1997.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Roger be?

For a number of years, the name Roger has been moving downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Roger for their newborn has dropped.

The name Roger still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Roger is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Roger (Girl)		Roger (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	411	636
2017		< 5	--	415	627
2016		< 5	--	409	644
2015		< 5	--	477	582
2014		< 5	--	477	582
2013		< 5	--	474	556
2012		< 5	--	459	564
2011		< 5	--	477	532
2010		< 5	--	503	512
2009		< 5	--	548	497
2008		< 5	--	598	462
2007		< 5	--	582	467
2006		< 5	--	594	455
2005		< 5	--	644	417
2004		< 5	--	630	413
2003		< 5	--	664	394
2002		< 5	--	676	385
2001		< 5	--	719	369
2000		< 5	--	701	372
1999		< 5	--	731	358
1998		< 5	--	768	348
1997		< 5	--	804	327
1996		< 5	--	956	285
1995		< 5	--	1,001	278
1994		< 5	--	1,071	264
1993		6	13,062	1,132	253
1992		< 5	--	1,439	214
1991		< 5	--	1,294	231
1990		7	11,095	1,457	211
1989		9	8,580	1,476	196
1988		16	5,255	1,578	180
1987		11	6,667	1,559	176
1986		18	4,503	1,608	167
1985		14	5,282	1,706	160
1984		8	7,966	1,715	157
1983		12	5,727	1,870	144
1982		11	6,252	2,167	127
1981		15	4,901	2,245	120
1980		16	4,687	2,077	134
1979		18	4,183	2,028	132
1978		15	4,625	2,142	120
1977		6	9,349	2,313	114
1976		20	3,497	2,464	103
1975		11	5,418	2,620	97
1974		15	4,180	2,753	93
1973		20	3,313	3,159	84
1972		28	2,569	3,535	75
1971		32	2,413	4,133	71
1970		40	2,073	4,584	61
1969		28	2,493	4,908	59
1968		32	2,157	5,184	55
1967		42	1,811	5,719	53
1966		23	2,557	6,299	51
1965		30	2,195	6,432	49
1964		21	2,806	7,385	49
1963		29	2,242	7,747	53
1962		32	2,105	9,073	47
1961		39	1,860	9,656	47
1960		35	1,946	9,036	47
1959		29	2,144	8,788	47
1958		22	2,496	8,368	47
1957		28	2,109	9,861	42
1956		27	2,138	10,141	41
1955		25	2,218	10,971	37
1954		33	1,826	11,715	34
1953		28	1,963	13,175	31
1952		39	1,549	12,127	30
1951		25	2,009	12,424	29
1950		27	1,863	12,549	27
1949		34	1,621	12,821	25
1948		24	1,995	12,817	24
1947		38	1,537	12,759	25
1946		31	1,614	12,411	23
1945		37	1,329	10,571	22
1944		27	1,599	10,580	23
1943		43	1,248	10,764	24
1942		32	1,467	9,173	25
1941		22	1,739	8,093	25
1940		27	1,511	7,598	26
1939		28	1,416	7,153	28
1938		17	2,008	6,554	31
1937		21	1,726	5,710	36
1936		23	1,584	5,702	35
1935		15	2,192	5,150	36
1934		19	1,826	4,766	39
1933		16	2,036	3,916	48
1932		23	1,621	3,786	50
1931		26	1,495	3,624	53
1930		24	1,650	3,247	58
1929		35	1,279	2,927	64
1928		25	1,669	2,774	71
1927		26	1,664	2,408	84
1926		20	1,985	2,261	89
1925		13	2,746	2,099	90
1924		14	2,642	2,054	93
1923		13	2,701	1,889	95
1922		14	2,578	1,848	96
1921		7	4,379	1,803	99
1920		8	3,896	1,690	103
1919		11	2,971	1,299	124
1918		7	4,212	1,426	116
1917		10	3,042	1,249	119
1916		7	3,861	1,087	129
1915		5	4,838	1,086	124
1914		< 5	--	816	126
1913		< 5	--	565	138
1912		5	3,349	464	138
1911		< 5	--	241	139
1910		< 5	--	176	171
1909		< 5	--	128	180
1908		< 5	--	115	186
1907		< 5	--	127	170
1906		< 5	--	94	194
1905		< 5	--	73	225
1904		< 5	--	91	194
1903		< 5	--	86	188
1902		< 5	--	73	210
1901		< 5	--	60	227
1900		< 5	--	81	221
1899		< 5	--	67	199
1898		< 5	--	74	202
1897		< 5	--	58	230
1896		< 5	--	70	215
1895		< 5	--	69	207
1894		< 5	--	58	225
1893		< 5	--	49	254
1892		< 5	--	55	241
1891		< 5	--	55	217
1890		< 5	--	52	232
1889		< 5	--	49	232
1888		< 5	--	47	259
1887		< 5	--	39	259
1886		< 5	--	32	308
1885		< 5	--	27	331
1884		< 5	--	39	277
1883		< 5	--	23	355
1882		< 5	--	32	310
1881		< 5	--	29	305
1880		< 5	--	25	348

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.