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Meaning of the nameRoger

Roger is a masculine name of Germanic origin, from Hrodger, formed from elements meaning 'fame' and 'spear'.

Meaning

“spear of fame”

Source: Wiktionary: Roger · Behind the Name: Roger

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People (2022)
40,915
Rank in Brazil
#656
Median age
28 years
2010 Census
40,981
people

Roger in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Roger, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (12,244 people).

200 women 40,715 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Roger is most common

States with the highest share of people named Roger in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.070%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.031%
  3. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.026%
  4. Amazonas 0.025%
  5. Paraná 0.025%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo9,5990.022%
Rio Grande do Sul7,6420.070%
Minas Gerais3,8380.019%
Rio de Janeiro3,7760.024%
Paraná2,8230.025%
Santa Catarina2,3920.031%
Bahia1,3810.010%
Pará1,1180.014%
Ceará9930.011%
Amazonas9850.025%
Goiás9620.014%
Espírito Santo9080.024%
Mato Grosso7840.021%
Mato Grosso do Sul7220.026%
Pernambuco5410.006%
Distrito Federal4520.016%
Maranhão4060.006%
Rondônia2390.015%
Rio Grande do Norte2240.007%
Sergipe2070.009%
Piauí1790.006%
Alagoas1670.005%
Tocantins1430.010%
Roraima1400.022%
Amapá1230.017%
Paraíba870.002%
Acre840.010%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Roger

Behind the Name explains Roger through Germanic Hrodger, 'famous spear', formed from hruod, 'fame', and ger, 'spear', and gives Rogério as the Portuguese form. Wiktionary traces English Roger from Old French Rogier, from a Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār, back to Proto-Germanic Hrōþigaizaz, 'spear of fame'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Rhoger, Rogher and Rojer as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 40,915 people named Roger, with a median age of 28. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Roger · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Roger · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Roger · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Roger

What does the name Roger mean?

Roger means “spear of fame”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Roger in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 40,915 people with the first name Roger, which ranks it number 656 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Roger a boy's or a girl's name?

Roger is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 200 women and 40,715 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Roger?

Roger is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Roger most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.070% of the state's population is named Roger (7,642 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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