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How to Pronounce Rodgers
Pronounced RAH-jerz /ˈrɑ.dʒərz/Medium
Meaning: Rodgers is a patronymic English surname meaning 'son of Roger,' with Roger itself from the Germanic Hrodgar - hrod, 'fame,' plus ger, 'spear.' Like many -s surnames, it moved into first-name use, often honoring a family surname.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Rodgers began as a patronymic English surname, 'son of Roger,' with Roger tracing to the Germanic Hrodgar, 'fame' plus 'spear.' Mid-century American families sometimes used such surnames as first names to honor a mother's maiden name or family line.
Rodgers was never common as a given name, given to only about eighteen boys a year at its peak around 1951, and it has stayed rare since, more familiar today as a surname, including that of composer Richard Rodgers.
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What does the name Rodgers mean?
It is an English surname meaning 'son of Roger,' from the Germanic Hrodgar, 'fame-spear.'
How do you pronounce Rodgers?
It is said RAH-jerz /ˈrɑ.dʒərz/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Rodgers a boy or girl name?
Rodgers is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Rodgers?
It has always been rare in the United States as a first name, given to only about eighteen boys a year at its peak in the early nineteen-fifties.