Masculine dossier · first seen 1891

Rodger

Endangered Down 97.4% from peak
Peak era
1949
Peak births
680
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer

Quick answers about Rodger

How many people are named Rodger?

An estimated 11,814 living Americans are named Rodger.

How rare is Rodger?

Rodger is very rare among babies today, with 18 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.4% from its 1949 peak.

How old is the typical Rodger?

The median age of a living American named Rodger is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 73 years old.

Is Rodger still popular?

No. Rodger is endangered as a baby name, down 97.4% from its 1949 peak with 18 births in 2025.

Where is Rodger most common?

Rodger has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 3.9× more often than the national baseline.

1891Peak 19492025
peak 1949 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1949
Decline from peak
97.4%
2025
18
All-time
21,556

Rodger is most concentrated in North Dakota — about 3.9× the national rate in the 1940s.

States where Rodger is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: 3.9× the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY