Rogelio
Rogelio is a masculine Spanish given name and a variant of the first name Roger. Notable people with the name include:Rogelio Antonio, Jr., Filipino chess player Rogelio Armenteros, Cuban pitcher in Major League Baseball Rogelio Baón (1942–2008), Spanish journalist, lawyer and politician Rogelio Barriga Rivas (1912–1961), Mexican author born in Tlacolula, Oaxaca Rogelio Bernal Andreo,…
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Rogelio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rogelio is a masculine Spanish given name and a variant of the first name Roger. Notable people with the name include:Rogelio Antonio, Jr., Filipino chess player Rogelio Armenteros, Cuban pitcher in Major League Baseball Rogelio Baón (1942–2008), Spanish journalist, lawyer and politician Rogelio Barriga Rivas (1912–1961), Mexican author born in Tlacolula, Oaxaca Rogelio Bernal Andreo,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Rogelio
Rogelio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 548 Rogelios were born — ranking #464 that year. As of 2026, Rogelio ranks #1,152 for baby boys with 184 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 26K Rogelios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Rogelio most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Philippines45%
- Mexico20%
- PA16%
- GT10%
- Argentina9%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Rogelio
Rogelio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Rogelio's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #403. Use the chart and map above to compare Rogelio'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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