Boy · Germanic, through Norman French
Roger
Say it: ROJ-er
Meaning
From Germanic hrod 'fame' and ger 'spear'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Norman name, very common in medieval England and again in the mid-20th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1940s
In the United States
- 442,082 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1945, about 1 in 127 boys
- 372 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Rodger
| German | Rüdiger |
|---|---|
| French | Roger |
| Italian | Ruggero |
| Spanish | Rogelio |
Famous bearers
- Roger II, king of Sicily
- Roger Bacon, philosopher
- Roger Mortimer, Earl of March
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Where this comes from
- The Domesday Book (1086) source
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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