unisex name

Rogue

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,360

Rogue is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 63% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2021, when 90 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 66,309 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1937.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Rogue over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

494
'30 '50 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Rogue by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 7
1950s 17
1970s 15
1980s 26
1990s 22
2000s 121
2010s 494
2020s (to 2025) 404

How popular is Rogue?

In 2025, Rogue was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Rogue is used

England & Wales #2,474 16 in 2025
Canada #3,506 5 in 2023
United States #4,051 50 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rogue

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rogue also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rogue over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rogue

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rogue — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rogue

How popular is the name Rogue?

In 2025, Rogue was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Rogue a girl's or a boy's name?

Rogue is used for both girls and boys. About 63% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Rogue?

Rogue has 1 syllable.

When was Rogue most popular?

Rogue peaked in 2021, when 90 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Rogue a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rogue currently ranks #2,474 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.