Roger is a boy's name of French origin meaning “fame-spear.” In 2024 it was given to 340 boys in the United States.
Roger belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “fame-spear” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Roger first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #22 in 1945, and in 2024 340 babies received the name — 441,840 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Roger means “fame-spear” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Roger is a boy name. In 2024, 340 babies received the name in the US.
Roger comes from the French tradition.
Roger first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #22 in 1945, and 340 babies were given the name in 2024.
Roger is pronounced /ˈɹɒd͡ʒ.ə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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