Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Rogue

Gender Unisex · 60% girls Rank 2025 #5,367 Trend ↓ Falling 26%
Rank 2025
#5,367
among girls · ↓820 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Rogue · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
90 babies
All-time total
1,106
#9,913 all-time among girls
First recorded
1937
in Social Security records

Rogue popularity over time

1,106 babies have been named Rogue since 1937, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – 7 7 1 – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 17 17 2 – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 15 15 2 – –
1980s – 26 26 3 +73% –
1990s – 22 22 2 -15% –
2000s 92 29 121 12 +450% #5,063
2010s 332 162 494 49 +308% #2,921
2020s (to 2025) 235 169 404 67 +36% #3,150

Where Rogue is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 22 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 20 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Rogue

Rogue is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,367 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1937, 1,106 American babies have been named Rogue, about 60% girls and 40% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 90 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rogue stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rogue?

The median living Rogue is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 1,100 people named Rogue are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rogue year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 24 #5,367 26 #4,117
2024 31 #4,547 23 #4,537
2023 40 #3,821 26 #4,191
2022 38 #3,947 30 #3,753
2021 52 #3,150 38 #3,166
2020 50 #3,173 26 #4,003
2019 42 #3,658 17 #5,514
2018 40 #3,781 20 #4,887
2017 57 #2,921 16 #5,732
2016 45 #3,510 17 #5,512
2015 33 #4,383 25 #4,155
2014 26 #5,287 11 #7,452
2013 31 #4,622 15 #5,862
2012 27 #5,225 12 #6,946
2011 17 #7,361 15 #5,892
2010 14 #8,622 14 #6,306
2009 29 #5,063 5 #14,076
2008 18 #7,344 11 #7,602
2007 9 #12,456 – –
2006 12 #9,784 7 #10,436
2005 – – 6 #11,181
2004 6 #15,675 – –
2003 12 #8,947 – –
2002 – – – –
2001 6 #14,930 – –
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – 5 #9,223
1985 – – 7 #5,641
1980 – – 7 #5,394
1975 – – 5 #6,151
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 7 #3,269
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rogue, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rogue?

The median living Rogue is about 8 years old. Half of all living Rogues are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Rogue are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Rogue are alive in the United States, based on 1,106 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rogue in 2025?

Rogue ranked #5,367 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rogue?

1,106 babies have been named Rogue in the United States since 1937, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rogue most popular?

Rogue peaked in 2021, when 90 newborns received the name.

Is Rogue a boy or girl name?

Rogue is used for both: about 60% of babies named Rogue have been girls and 40% boys.

Is the name Rogue rising or falling?

Rogue is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rogue become more popular?

Rogue is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Rogue in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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