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The name Roger peaked for girls at #1248 in 1943. Roger is also used for boys, ranking #834 in 2025.

The name Roger is a boy's name of German origin meaning "famous warrior".

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In the World War II era, Roger had nothing but the most positive associations, actually used by military personnel to mean 'Received and understood'--or A-OK, and though it is now on extended furlough, it does have a long and distinguished history. Introduced to England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, Roger soon became very popular there, with nicknames Hodge and Dodge, and had a long run later in the U.S, remaining in the Top 100 for 55 years.
 Roger has an impressive list of notable namesakes, both fictional and real. Roger Chillingworth is a major character in Hawthorne's classic The Scarlet Letter, and the name appears in works by Ben Jonson and Anthony Trollope. In sports, there have been Rogers Maris, Clemens, Bannister and Federer, in entertainment actor Roger Moore and Roger Daltry, lead singer of The Who. And of course, many of us remember Roger Ramjet from our childhoods.
 On the dark side, there is the Jolly Roger--a pirate's black flag with skull and crossbones--which a little boy might actually love.

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The name Roger is currently ranked #834 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #22 in 1945. The name is most popular in ROGER, ROGER, and ROGER. Roger is occasionally used for girls in 1993.

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