Rogene
Combination of the names Roger and Gene, meaning sharp spear protector.
Name Census estimates that about 269 living Americans carry the first name Rogene. It is a predominantly female name (99.4% of registrations). The average person named Rogene today is around 76 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rogene births was 1947 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rogene. 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
- • The typical person named Rogene is about 76 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Rogenes were born before 1960.
People living today
269
~ 1 in 1,274,180 Americans
Peak year
1947
31 babies that year
Average age
76
years old
1934 SSA rank
#4,120
Tracked since 1915
Census
Rogene in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 504 people with the first name Rogene, which placed it at #20,488 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
#20,488
National first-name rank
People counted
504
504 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
86.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rogene
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rogene is White at 86.3%. The next largest groups are Black (6.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.4%). 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 Rogene 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 Rogene at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White86.3% · 435
- Black or African American6.2% · 31
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 17
- Two or more races1.6% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 7
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 6
Gender
Gender distribution for Rogene
Out of the 811 babies given the name Rogene since 1880, 99.4% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Rogene as a male name
- Ranked #4,120 in 1934
- 5 male births in 1934
- Peak: 1934 (5 births)
Rogene as a female name
- Ranked #7,776 in 1970
- 6 female births in 1970
- Peak: 1947 (31 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rogene leans strongly female. 464 people counted with this name were female (92.1%), compared with 40 male bearers (7.9%).
Popularity
Rogene: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rogene from the 1910s through to the 1970s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 207 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rogene 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 Rogene during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Rogenes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin recorded the most babies named Rogene, while Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 29 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Rogene
The name Rogene is a relatively modern formation, likely derived from the combination of the English names Roger and Eugene. Its origins can be traced back to the late 19th or early 20th century in English-speaking regions.
The name Roger has its roots in the Germanic name Rodger or Hruodgār, composed of the elements hruod, meaning "fame" or "glory," and gār, meaning "spear." It gained popularity through the Norman influence in England after the conquest of 1066. Eugene, on the other hand, is derived from the Greek name Eugenēs, meaning "well-born" or "noble."
While there are no known historical references or ancient texts that directly mention the name Rogene, it is a relatively modern coinage that gained popularity in the United States during the early to mid-20th century.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Rogene was Rogene Worley, a baseball player who played for the Chicago White Sox in the 1930s. Another notable bearer of the name was Rogene Carey, an American actress born in 1932, best known for her roles in television series such as "The Fugitive" and "The Virginian."
Rogene Buchholz, born in 1929, was a prominent figure in the field of education, serving as the president of the National Education Association from 1987 to 1988. Rogene Stewart, born in 1935, was an American model and actress who appeared in several films and television shows during the 1960s and 1970s.
Lastly, Rogene Curry, born in 1936, was an American basketball player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1950s, a league that gained national attention during World War II when many male players were serving in the military.
While the name Rogene is not as common today as it once was, it remains a unique and intriguing combination of two classic names, reflecting the creativity and diversity of modern naming practices.
People
Rogene + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Rogene: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rogene?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 269 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rogene 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 1,274,180 US residents.
Is Rogene a common name?
We classify Rogene as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 811 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rogene most popular?
The single biggest year for Rogene was 1947, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rogene is about 76 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rogene in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 504 people with the name Rogene, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,488 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 Rogene 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 Rogene?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rogene leans strongly female. 464 people counted with this name were female (92.1%), compared with 40 male bearers (7.9%). 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 Rogene?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rogene is White at 86.3%. The next largest groups are Black (6.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.4%). 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 Rogene most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Rogene in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.3% (435 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 Rogene in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rogene a female name?
Yes, 99.4% of people registered as Rogene in the SSA data are female. 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 Rogene still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rogene 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 Rogene 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 common is the name Rogene?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.