Boys' name · peaked in 1945
Rodger name popularity since 1925
20,752 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rodger. Half of them were born in 1954 or earlier, so the typical Rodger is about 72 years old in 2026. Rodger peaked in 1945 as the #243 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,752
- Named Rodger, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #5,353 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 20,752 boys
- Most popular in
- Pennsylvania
- 1.84× its national share
Peak year is the year Rodger made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rodger births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1949. Measured as a share of all babies, Rodger peaked in 1945.
- Fastest rise: Between 1934 and 1939, Rodger became 1.8× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1970 and 1975, its share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 7,260 to 1 in 12,100.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rodger's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rodger.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rodger in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 526 | – |
| 1930s | 1,959 | #434 |
| 1940s | 5,292 | #243 |
| 1950s | 5,503 | #305 |
| 1960s | 3,673 | #421 |
| 1970s | 1,701 | #733 |
| 1980s | 975 | #925 |
| 1990s | 505 | #2,131 |
| 2000s | 297 | #3,434 |
| 2010s | 231 | #3,290 |
| 2020–25 | 90 | #5,353 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.5% of babies named Rodger from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Rodger is most popular
The index compares Rodger's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rodger.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1.84× | 1,609 |
| Alabama | 1.78× | 540 |
| Ohio | 1.65× | 1,302 |
| Michigan | 1.61× | 1,058 |
| Iowa | 1.56× | 340 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rodger's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rodger.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rodger (1945).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data