Rogelio
A masculine name derived from the Latin name Rogerius, meaning "famous warrior".
Name Census estimates that about 23,317 living Americans carry the first name Rogelio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Rogelio today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rogelio births was 2005 (548 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rogelio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Although Rogelio is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 65 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
23K
~ 1 in 14,700 Americans
Peak year
2005
548 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,153
Tracked since 1914
Census
Rogelio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 44,078 people with the first name Rogelio, which placed it at #979 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#979
National first-name rank
People counted
44K
44,078 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
14.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
91.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rogelio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rogelio is Hispanic at 91.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (6.7%) and White (1.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rogelio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Rogelio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino91.3% · 40,253
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.7% · 2,969
- White1.4% · 596
- Black or African American0.3% · 147
- Two or more races0.2% · 69
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 44
Gender
Gender distribution for Rogelio
Out of the 25,758 babies given the name Rogelio since 1880, 99.7% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Rogelio as a male name
- Ranked #1,153 in 2024
- 182 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2005 (548 births)
Rogelio as a female name
- Ranked #11,212 in 1991
- 7 female births in 1991
- Peak: 1984 (10 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rogelio appears almost entirely male. Of the 44,072 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Rogelio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rogelio from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 4,835 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rogelio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Rogelio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Rogelios live
The SSA's state-level files cover 28 states and territories. Texas, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Rogelio, while Tennessee, Idaho, Utah recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 816 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Rogelio
The name Rogelio originated from the Latin name Rogerius, which derived from the Germanic name Rodger. The name Rodger comes from the elements "hrod" meaning "fame" and "ger" meaning "spear."
The name Rogelio gained popularity during the Middle Ages in Spain and other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. It is a Spanish form of the name Rogerius, which was the name of several saints and religious figures in the early Christian church.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Rogelio dates back to the 12th century, when a Rogelio de Traba was a prominent Galician nobleman and military leader. He fought alongside King Alfonso VII of León and Castile in the Reconquista against the Moors.
In the 13th century, a Rogelio de Lauria was an Italian-Aragonese admiral who served under King Peter III of Aragon. He played a crucial role in the War of the Sicilian Vespers, a conflict between the Angevin French and the Aragonese.
During the Renaissance, a notable figure named Rogelio Tiziano (1489-1576) was an Italian painter and a student of the renowned artist Titian. He was known for his religious and mythological works.
In the 16th century, a Spanish explorer named Rogelio de Villalobos (1500-1546) led an expedition to the Philippines and claimed the islands for Spain. He is credited with naming the islands after King Philip II of Spain.
In the 19th century, a Mexican military leader named Rogelio Cuéllar (1832-1892) fought in the Mexican-American War and the French Intervention in Mexico. He later became a prominent politician and served as a governor of various Mexican states.
People
Rogelio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rogelio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Rogelio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rogelio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 23,317 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rogelio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 14,700 US residents.
Is Rogelio a common name?
We classify Rogelio as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 25,758 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rogelio most popular?
The single biggest year for Rogelio was 2005, when 548 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rogelio is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rogelio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 44,078 people with the name Rogelio, or 14.59 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #979 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Rogelio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Rogelio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rogelio appears almost entirely male. Of the 44,072 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Rogelio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rogelio is Hispanic at 91.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (6.7%) and White (1.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Rogelio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Rogelio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 91.3% (40,253 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Rogelio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rogelio a male name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Rogelio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Rogelio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rogelio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Rogelio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Rogelio?
See how many Americans are named Rogelio on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.