The first name Rogers
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rogers at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 6 boys born in the United States were named Rogers, the 11,727th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1950, when 164 were.
7,056
babies named Rogers since 1880
#11,727
rank in 2025
1950
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Rodgers
Famous people named Rogers
11 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rogers HornsbyAmerican baseball player, coach, manager, 1896–1963
- Rogers MortonAmerican politician (1914-1979)
- Rogers BrubakerAmerican sociologist, born 1956
- L. Rogers LyttonAmerican actor (1867-1924)
- PrinceAmerican musician (1958–2016)
- John SearleAmerican philosopher (1932–2025)
- Michael Roger Oldfield ThomasBritish mammalogist (1858–1929)
- Devis EpassyFrench and Cameroonian footballer, born 1993
- John R. CommonsAmerican economist and historian (1862–1945)
- Joseph R. UnderwoodAmerican politician (1791–1876)
- Ogden R. ReidAmerican politician (1925–2019)
Questions
- Is Rogers a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 7,056 US babies named Rogers since 1880 were boys.
- When was Rogers most popular?
- 1950 in the United States, when 164 babies were named Rogers, its highest rank at 527th.
- What are other spellings of Rogers?
- Rodgers.
- Is Rogers also a surname?
- Yes. Rogers is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.