How Many People Are Named Rodger?
An estimated 14,181 people in the United States have the first name Rodger. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Rodger peaked in popularity in 1949 with 680 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rodger as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rodger paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,181
About 1 in 24,170 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1949
680 births
Total Registered
21,538
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rodger
Rodger is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21,538 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rodger as a male name
Ranked #8,795 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1949 (680 births)
Rodger: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rodger span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 5,503 babies were registered. Rodger has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rodger by Decade
How has Rodger tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rodger by State
Birth registrations for Rodger span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in Connecticut, Delaware, South Dakota. On average, about 400 Rodgers were registered per state.
Rodger + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rodger as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rodger: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rodger?
We estimate approximately 14,181 people named Rodger are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 24,170 Americans share this first name.
Is Rodger a common name?
Rodger is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,538 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rodger most popular?
Rodger reached peak popularity in 1949, when 680 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rodger is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rodger a male name?
Rodger is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rodger Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rodger Smith, Rodger Johnson, Rodger Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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