Rodger

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rodger: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rodger: Recorded since 1965, it reached #217 in 1971, and it was last ranked in 1992.

1registrar recorded it
16times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#217highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1965–1992

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1965	#250
1966	#256
1967	#265
1970	#251
1971	#217
1972	#279
1973	#320
1974	#272
1975	#236
1977	#293
1978	#326
1979	#245
1980	#288
1984	#318
1985	#304
1992	#298

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 16 of the 28 years from 1965 to 1992.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1965–1992 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–1992
Highest recorded position: #217 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1965–1992).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #298 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1992.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Rodger by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Rodger in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	9	3 of 10	3
1970sbusiest	46	9 of 10	5
1980s	10	3 of 10	3
1990s	4	1 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Rodger appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1965 to 1992. Highest recorded position: #217 in Republic of Ireland in 1971.

Rodger's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#298	4	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#318	3	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	7	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#326	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#293	4	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#236	7	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#272	5	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#320	3	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#279	4	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#217	8	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	5	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#265	3	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	3	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	3	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1965 and 1992, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #217, first reached in 1971.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1971.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 6 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
6 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
6 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#298position in 1992, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 1971Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Rocky · #538, 29y
Roderick · #146, 47y
Rodi · #1771, 18y
Rodin · #2390, 12y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Else-Marie · #217, 17y
Attracta · #218, 16y
Normann · #216, 17y
Frits · #219, 16y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Ethel · #217, 45y
Attracta · #218, 16y
Canice · #216, 20y
Catrine · #218, 35y

Rodger was ranked #217 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1971. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Rodger and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Rodger without appearing here.

Rodger moved ahead of

Conan Compare
In 1991 they stood at #304 and #185 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #298 and #337.
Florence Compare
In 1991 they stood at #304 and #234 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #298 and #337.
Jan Compare
In 1978 they stood at #236 and #236 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1979 that had become #245 and #269.
Andreas Compare
In 1973 they stood at #279 and #279 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1974 that had become #272 and #288.

Moved ahead of Rodger

Fionn Compare
In 1977 they stood at #236 and #290 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1978 that had become #326 and #231.
Ryan Compare
In 1972 they stood at #279 and #307 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1973 that had become #320 and #227.
Hugo Compare
In 1991 they stood at #288 and #321 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #298 and #210.
Cillian Compare
In 1976 they stood at #236 and #251 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1977 that had become #293 and #220.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1965 to 1992. Highest recorded position: #217 in Republic of Ireland in 1971. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Rodger

Rodger at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Rodger by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Rodger at a glance

Rodger by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Rodger appears in

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Rodger

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Rodger moved ahead of

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