Roger as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Roger

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The baby name Roger is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrɒdʒər/ (UK), /ˈrɑːdʒər/ (US).

Roger is Germanic in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Germanic

Pronunciation: /ˈrɒdʒər/ (UK), /ˈrɑːdʒər/ (US)

What is the meaning of the name Roger ?

The baby name Roger is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrɒdʒər/ (UK), /ˈrɑːdʒər/ (US).

Roger is Germanic in Origin.

Roger stems from Germanic Hrodger (hrōd “fame, renown” + gēr “spear”), yielding the sense “famous spear” or “renowned spearman.” Brought to England by the Normans via Old French Roger, it largely displaced the native Hrothgar known from Beowulf. Forms appear across Europe, often adapted to local phonology.

The name was widespread through the Middle Ages - borne by figures such as Roger II of Sicily and the scholar Roger Bacon - then revived in the 19th century and peaked in Anglophone use mid‑20th century. International variants include French Roger (roh-ZHAY), Dutch Rogier, German Roger and related Rüdiger, Italian Ruggero/Ruggiero, Spanish Rogelio, Portuguese Rogério, and Catalan Roger. Diminutives and nicknames include Rog and Rodge; feminine forms include Rogelia and Rogéria. Surnames Rogers and Rodgers are patronymics. Contemporary bearers like Roger Federer, Roger Moore, and Roger Waters keep the classic, steady image in circulation.

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Roger Lloyd-Pack

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Roger Norrington

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Roger – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2021	#1	—	762
FJ		0	#6	1	374
BF		0	#9	2	188
BI		0	#12	1	425
HT		0	#12	1	399
FJ	Boys	0	#17	1	603
BW		0	#19	1	960
CM		0	#20	36	2,592
HN		0	#20	3	704
BF	Boys	0	#21	6	439
CM	Boys	0	#24	2,932	12,054
SV	Boys	0	#28	1	352
HT	Boys	0	#30	5	903
NA		0	#30	4	2,537
BI	Boys	0	#32	12	917
BN		0	#32	1	2,297
DJ	Boys	0	#36	1	657
EE		0	#36	2	1,051
HN	Boys	0	#37	16	749
HN	Girls	0	#38	1	884
MT		0	#42	2	1,767
MO		0	#45	8	2,706
LU		0	#49	18	2,830
PR		0	#55	1	1,497
TW	Boys	0	#58	323	7,111
CY		0	#60	1	1,632
CR	Boys	0	#61	2,101	10,188
CN		0	#63	23	3,857
BO	Boys	0	#65	3,985	9,244
PH		0	#69	28	5,607
AO		0	#70	8	2,729
IN		0	#71	1	2,963
JP		0	#71	7	4,057
PE	Boys	0	#72	9,314	14,506
JM		0	#73	15	3,714
AL		0	#74	3	2,372
TW		0	#74	27	4,523
MV	Boys	0	#76	4	3,375
QA		0	#77	24	7,011
LU	Boys	0	#80	196	4,970
BG		0	#82	1	1,799
PA		0	#93	38	3,797
BN	Boys	0	#94	40	6,332
BO		0	#94	455	6,868
KZ		0	#94	1	1,452
PA	Boys	0	#96	1,172	9,305
PH	Boys	0	#96	417	11,440
OM		0	#102	15	6,215
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
CN	Boys	0	#105	303	9,639
JM	Boys	0	#108	233	6,876
CR		0	#109	50	5,526
EE	Boys	0	#109	17	2,087
GE	Boys	0	#110	1	2,055
BN	Girls	0	#111	4	5,459
EC		0	#114	8	2,502
CY	Boys	0	#115	15	3,473
HU		0	#115	1	1,675
KW		0	#116	6	5,216
PE		0	#123	230	6,350
CY	Girls	0	#125	1	3,755
AZ	Boys	0	#131	1	1,400
IQ		0	#131	3	3,533
ID	Boys	0	#132	4	4,130
MU		0	#132	6	3,613
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#133	5	1,769
GR		0	#134	2	3,911
BW	Boys	0	#136	14	4,685
RS	Girls	0	#137	1	1,651
Norway	Boys	2013	#138	5	478
MT	Boys	0	#139	38	4,064
JO		0	#140	1	2,158
MO	Boys	0	#142	83	5,842
Spain	Boys	0	#145	3,994	5,610
LT	Boys	0	#150	2	2,166
AE		0	#151	27	10,220
BW	Girls	0	#151	1	4,216
EC	Boys	0	#152	102	3,322
MT	Girls	0	#152	2	3,773
RS	Boys	0	#154	1	2,277
AO	Boys	0	#161	84	5,568
SG	Boys	0	#163	1,019	17,960
PR	Boys	0	#164	11	2,508
NA	Boys	0	#165	71	6,830
PR	Girls	0	#167	1	3,171
HU	Boys	0	#169	6	3,954
HK	Boys	0	#170	822	12,905
SG		0	#173	98	11,010
BR	Boys	0	#175	2,197	12,213
Sweden	Boys	2020	#176	2	1,548
CO	Boys	0	#180	3,869	15,656
UY		0	#182	1	2,477
CZ		0	#184	3	3,154
AR		0	#187	7	2,915
LU	Girls	0	#190	1	4,850
PT	Boys	0	#197	206	7,951
MX	Boys	0	#199	3,373	16,355
DK		0	#202	5	5,198
Spain		0	#202	332	2,326
NL	Boys	0	#205	2,009	5,873
PL		0	#205	8	2,600
GH	Boys	0	#211	150	8,138
AO	Girls	0	#217	1	4,575
BG	Boys	0	#217	4	3,850
SA		0	#220	76	10,560
PS		0	#223	4	5,692
GH		0	#224	20	5,396
IR		0	#229	3	4,221
PT		0	#229	18	4,161
HK		0	#236	118	8,483
NA	Girls	0	#237	1	7,146
JP	Boys	0	#240	58	7,909
BD		0	#241	1	5,992
PL	Boys	0	#244	96	6,459
Finland	Boys	0	#247	198	2,041
GR	Girls	0	#249	1	6,293
JP	Girls	0	#251	1	6,592
GR	Boys	0	#253	15	6,912
BR		0	#254	93	5,969
HR	Boys	0	#255	5	3,997
EC	Girls	0	#258	1	3,650
GT	Boys	0	#258	279	7,625
MO	Girls	0	#263	1	7,056
CL	Boys	0	#265	952	13,390
MU	Boys	0	#265	94	8,477
MY		0	#267	64	12,352
NG		0	#271	2	5,926
NL		0	#271	124	2,481
GT		0	#273	42	5,948
LB		0	#273	563	13,263
IL		0	#277	6	6,291
JM	Girls	0	#278	1	7,507
AR	Boys	0	#283	237	7,628
CZ	Boys	0	#289	16	6,530
Canada	Boys	2024	#290	17	2,588
CO		0	#290	223	7,768
Finland		0	#291	17	830
France	Girls	1968	#292	3	1,246
KZ	Boys	0	#293	4	6,578
AL	Boys	0	#298	6	5,122
Finland	Boys	2026	#299	789	3,552
MX		0	#302	113	8,339
DK	Boys	0	#305	21	7,401
UY	Boys	0	#307	99	5,922
Germany	Boys	0	#309	1,181	5,697
ZA		0	#313	135	14,421
ZA	Boys	0	#323	1,924	25,619
GH	Girls	0	#330	8	6,973
QA	Girls	0	#341	3	15,378
Germany		0	#354	85	2,542
CL		0	#357	55	6,867
CN	Girls	0	#357	3	8,829
SD	Girls	0	#358	1	7,678
JO	Boys	0	#360	18	7,057
MY	Boys	0	#365	1,168	25,439
France	Boys	2021	#378	10	2,865
Austria	Boys	0	#381	62	2,180
EG		0	#384	17	6,387
YE		0	#396	3	8,639
OM	Girls	0	#422	3	15,987
PH	Girls	0	#423	7	13,098
SD	Boys	0	#426	20	10,523
PS	Boys	0	#457	92	10,655
QA	Boys	0	#461	251	18,093
RU	Boys	0	#469	37	12,621
PT	Girls	0	#470	2	7,952
CM	Girls	0	#471	70	11,671
IL	Boys	0	#493	115	10,983
BH		0	#494	60	17,937
KW	Girls	0	#503	13	19,177
IT	Boys	0	#505	1,767	10,046
LY		0	#508	28	12,703
PA	Girls	0	#512	7	9,861
RU	Girls	0	#522	2	11,913
UY	Girls	0	#534	3	6,731
GT	Girls	0	#539	3	7,500
IR	Boys	0	#539	14	10,162
PS	Girls	0	#545	3	10,981
BD	Boys	0	#566	11	10,045
CR	Girls	0	#566	8	11,342
SG	Girls	0	#573	14	18,916
United States	Boys	2024	#575	340	7,044
BO	Girls	0	#584	28	9,488
AE	Girls	0	#594	4	20,968
KW	Boys	0	#615	155	18,755
IT		0	#626	89	4,183
IQ	Boys	0	#633	35	13,071
IL	Girls	0	#643	3	11,648
HK	Girls	0	#648	3	16,104
IN	Girls	0	#651	4	13,121
SA	Boys	0	#656	1,486	28,008
SY		0	#668	61	11,684
EG	Boys	0	#725	162	15,035
AE	Boys	0	#729	380	22,615
OM	Boys	0	#740	142	17,948
TN		0	#774	56	13,765
NG	Girls	0	#775	12	15,093
NG	Boys	0	#807	145	16,906
PE	Girls	0	#890	54	14,861
CL	Girls	0	#907	9	14,098
SA	Girls	0	#911	25	25,931
BR	Girls	0	#923	19	12,708
IN	Boys	0	#945	57	16,750
NL	Girls	0	#946	10	5,933
Spain	Girls	0	#965	19	5,561
MY	Girls	0	#975	20	24,821
MA		0	#981	148	20,986
EG	Girls	0	#1,007	3	14,742
CO	Girls	0	#1,050	29	16,140
DZ		0	#1,103	74	20,130
ZA	Girls	0	#1,107	35	25,928
TR		0	#1,155	57	19,440
MX	Girls	0	#1,161	23	17,781
IT	Girls	0	#1,419	28	9,415

Roger is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

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