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What does Roger mean?
Roger 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced ROH-jer, RAH-jer. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Roger is "famous spearman". Popular in the Middle Ages and the 19th and 20th centuries. Rutger is a form, made familiar in modern times by actor Rutger Hauer. Actor Roger Moore; opera singer Ruggiero Raimondi.
STARTS WITH Ro-
ASSOCIATED WITH 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Dodge, Hodge, Rodge, Rodger▼, Rog, Rogelio, Rogerio, Rogers▼, Rogiero, Rojay, Rufiger, Ruggero, Ruggiero, Rutger, Ruttger
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Radger, ..
(female) Rone, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Roger Yusuf (R.Y.), ..
How popular is Roger?
Roger is a very prominent first name for males (#50 out of 1220, Top 4%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#6696 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Roger reached its peak rank of #24 in the U.S. in the 1940s, and is currently at #636. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Roger (#636 VIA LATEST LIST) ranked in the Top 2000 are Rogelio (#902), Rodger and Rogers. Usage of these relations of Roger was widespread during the years 1940-1949 (AVERAGE #382) and is now much lower, with versions such as Rodger becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Alger, Dover, Elger, Gomer, Gower, Homer▼, Rafer, Ranger, Regen, Regner, Rider, Rigel, Riker, River▲, Robers, Robert▼, Rodel, Rodeo, Roe, Rogan, Roley, Rome, Romeo▲, Ronel, Roper, Rorey, Rover, Rowe, Rowen▲, Royer, Rozen, Ryder▲, Ryker▲, Seger, Teger, Tiger, Torger and Tower. These names tend to be less frequently used than Roger.
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