Rogerio
Masculine · “famous spear”
Rogerio is the Portuguese Rogério, Roger, a name of fame and spear. It came to America with Portuguese and Brazilian families, and the English Roger it matches became a word every pilot knows.
How old is the name Rogerio?
Rogerio first appears in US birth records in 1914 — 111 years ago. The typical Rogerio alive today was born around 1966, making them about 59 years old. About 400 people named Rogerio are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Rogerio most popular?
Rogerio peaked in 1940, reaching #1894 nationally. See the whole 1940 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Hrodger to Rogerio
The story of Rogerio
In the old radio alphabet used by the Royal Air Force, the letter R was spoken as Roger, and operators said Roger, meaning R, for received, to confirm a message; the habit outlived the alphabet, and pilots still say it. The same name, Roger, is Rogério in Portuguese, and Portuguese and Brazilian families brought it to America, where records dropped the accent.
Meaning
famous spear, through Roger
From Germanic Hrodger, joining hrod, fame, and ger, spear. Rogério is the Portuguese form.
How the name formed
- Hrodger
- Roger
- Rogério
- Rogerio
Related forms: Rogério · Rogelio · Ruggero · Roger
Pronouncing Rogerio
hoh-ZHAIR-yoo
In Brazilian Portuguese the r at the start is breathy and the g soft; English speakers often say roh-JAIR-ee-oh.
Nicknames for Rogerio
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1914
- Most boys named
- 194815 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1894reached in 1940
- Change vs 2010
- 0.0%5 in 2016, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Rogerio in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Rogério in Portuguese — same name
- Rogelio in Spanish — same name
- Ruggero in Italian — same name
- Roger in English — same name
Rogerios among us
people named Rogerio are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
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Fashion outlook
Rogerio sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a clear meaning and long history.
- It connects to Portuguese and Brazilian family roots.
- English speakers will say it very differently from Portuguese speakers.
- People may write Rogelio.
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Frequently asked
- How many Rogerios are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Rogerio are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Rogerio in 2025?
- Rogerio is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Rogerio with classmates?
- Rogerio will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with R, all years combined.
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