Is Roger due a revival?

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I haven't seen any mumsnetters mention the name 'Roger', so what do you reckon? Is it due a revival? What other names could be resurrected?

I have a lovely friend called Roger. It's a nice name for me.

The first boy I ever kissed was called Roger. Sigh...

Roger that, fnar fnar.

Roger Federer though - only one of the best tennis players ever!

I quite like Colin.

I can't imagine a little baby Ian or Nigel though.

He foreign though! And yummy.

I like it. Judging from this thread I am in the minority, but I bet you would have got a similar reaction to Arthur or Wilfred a few years ago, and both names are pretty popular now.

I like Roger because it is the name of the hero of one of my favourite novels (Wives and Daughters). It was a common name in the 19th century, and is therefore not really comparable to Ian, Nigel, Roland etc, which are more modern.

I met a baby Gordon the other day, couldn't quite bring myself to like that name, though he was a lovely little boy.

Roger Federer comes to my mind. In fact, I don't know any 'old' Rogers so can equally see it for a baby as an old man.

Agree that names like Wilfred, Edwin, Arthur, Stanley etc were deemed to be 'too old' only a few years ago. I expect Roger to rise in popularity again.

11 little Rogers born last year.

Hello Rogers!

Isn't Roger slang for sex? As in "a good rogering"?

Really don't see it coming back.

No!

I know a baby Roger!!

Prince's real name is Prince Rogers Nelson.

All the same, Noooooooo.

Roger is rather cute- but I'm biased, as my little brother was called this (after a favourite footballer with an even more unfortunate surname, 'Hunt' ), and he was quite possibly the most gorgeous baby ever born.

FWIW, he has never been bullied for it; the worst he's ever had is nicknames like RogerTheDodger etc, which is no hardship.

No

Oh please no.

Roger the Cabin Boy Fnar fnar

Roger Daltry

I would have

LOL, Roget's Thesaurus...

OP, you're 10-20 years ahead of the curve. Roger will be back. If Harvey can make a comeback, anything bloody can.

I actually quite like Colin.

And anyway, Colin Firth...

You just need to meet one little cute Roger and your association to the name changes. I know a lovely Colin and now quite like the name.

You can get used to any name if you know a nice one, but I know a lecherous Roger who's always trying to feel me up...........might take two cute little baby Rogers to cancel him out.

I actually know one born 2 weeks ago to a co-worker! They're not Western in origin so I guess they don't know the other meanings, but once I got over my initial 'really??' i'm starting to just associate the cute little baby with the name now.
maybe it is going to come back after all...

Nope, it just doesnt sound right, not for now anyway. Ulrika called her baby Malcolm and that didnt catch on.
Some names come back because they are nice, but others..