How Many People Are Named Roger Moore?

There are approximately 655 people named Roger Moore living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 523,289 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Roger with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Moore. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

655

1 in 523,289 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Roger

Last Name

Moore

Roger: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Roger. The peak year was 1953 with 13,199 births. The average person named Roger today is 65 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Roger

In the 2020 Census, the first name Roger was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.30%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (6.97%) and Black (5.71%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Roger in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Roger rose or fell over time.

White

82.30%

Black

5.71%

Hispanic

6.97%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.09%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.76%

Two or More Races

2.17%

Ancestry of the Moore Surname

The surname Moore was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Moore in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

63.77%

Black

26.98%

Hispanic

3.39%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.65%

Two or More Races

4.59%

How we calculated this

The first name "Roger" has an estimated frequency of 0.0821% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Moore" appears at a rate of 232.98 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Roger are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 655 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Roger

Roger Smith Roger Johnson Roger Williams Roger Brown Roger Jones Roger Garcia Roger West

Other people with the surname Moore

Michael Moore James Moore John Moore David Moore Robert Moore William Moore Christopher Moore Joseph Moore

Roger Moore: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Roger Moore?

We estimate approximately 655 people named Roger Moore are alive in the United States today. The first name Roger is shared by 281,245 Americans, and the surname Moore is shared by 798,562.

How rare is the name Roger Moore?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 523,289 Americans. The first name Roger is common and the surname Moore is very common.

Is Roger a male or female name?

Roger is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1953 and the average bearer today is 65 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Roger?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Roger was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.30%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (6.97%) and Black (5.71%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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