Dodger connects to the Roger name family through Dodge. An origin associated with Roger is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
Dodger connects to the Roger name family through Dodge. The history of Roger gives this family its wider story. Roger’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dodger through the years
Babies since 1880
153
153 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2014
14 babies
2025
8
#9,127 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+5%
Steady
Dodger in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1997–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,127 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2014.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.