Baby name
FADING
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇷 Roger
/RAH · jer/
Meaning
“Famous spear”
From Old Germanic 'Hrodger' meaning famous spear, historically borne by kings and medieval knights.
Nicknames
rog · rodge
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Roger has declined from mid-20th century peak, now moderate baseline in some regions.
The cultural moment.
North America and Britain showed Roger in solid top-20-30 mid-century, then decline from 1980s onward, now rarely chosen for new children.