Rodger
Rodger is given masculine name and surname.
Meaning & Origin of Rodger
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rodger is given masculine name and surname.
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The Story of Rodger
Rodger first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1891, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1949, when 680 Rodgers were born — ranking #247 that year. As of 2026, Rodger ranks #7,203 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 22K Rodgers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rodger
Rodger is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 22K births in the dataset. Rodger's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #242. Use the chart and map above to compare Rodger's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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