Boy name#1,249 of boy names
Rogers
Pronounced R AA1 JH ER0 Z (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1950
- 141 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Rogers?
Rogers is a boys' name, and first appears in 1883. It has been given to 7,591 children — the 1,249th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 55 births across the past decade, against a peak of 172 in a single year. That peak was in 1950.
Rodgers is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Rogers and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Rodgers
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R AA1 JH ER0 Z
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Rogers
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Rogers
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Rogers?
- Rogers ranks 1,249th among boys' names in US records, with 7,591 births since 1883. Over the past decade it accounts for 55.
- Is Rogers a unisex name?
- No. Rogers is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Rogers most popular?
- 1950, when 172 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Rogers spelled?
- Rodgers. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.