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It kinda does.

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Roger always reminds me of a bully. I think it's because of Roger Klotz from the cartoon Doug.

No I think of it as middle aged or a little younger, someone in their 40's or 50's. I like Roger, but it's a bit dated. If I thought of it as being 100 years old I probably would like it more and maybe even usable.

This message was edited 2/6/2016, 5:54 AM

The youngest Roger I know is about 70, but I don't think of it as dated in the same way as Harold, say, or Desmond. I suppose it's the jolly, piratical associations! I find it cheerful and lively, and I'd like to see lots more.

Definitely middle aged man to old man style. I've known a few in their 50's etc. I can't imagine it on a young person at all!

Roger is definitely old man to me -- and frumpy as well.

I would think of Roger as a name from the older generation but I think it works now well enough

I like it! I think it's really handsome. I don't see it as 'old man'.

I love Roger! It's so satisfying to articulate. I suppose it's timeless to me, though it skews older than younger.

I know of a few Rogers in their mid/late 20s and early 30s. Despite that, it does feel older, I think I'd expect it on a man in his... 50s, 60s?

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tbh it feels weird to me that it's such an old name, like that there was a King Roger.

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I don't really like it; it makes me think of orange 70s couches. For some reason. I wish I could explain that.

This message was edited 2/4/2016, 11:28 AM

Being an "old man" name is a plus with me. :0)

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I like Roger because it makes me think of medieval England, specifically Roger Mortimer, Queen Isabella's lover. Names that transport me back in time almost always get a thumbs up from me. Also, tennis player Roger Federer does the name credit.

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My combo for it is Roger Ganymede.

This message was edited 2/4/2016, 11:02 AM

I've only known one Roger in my life and he's exactly my own age (1971). I never associated it with old men before, either - I don't know why, I just never encountered any Rogers. I would be surprised to see it on a man under 40, though, and less surprised to see it on a child under 5. To me it seems like a timeless name that has always (in my lifetime) been slightly unfashionable, kinda like Malcolm - and I was not even really aware that had been in fashion ever. I like it alright, and I think I like it more because of the Roger I know, who's an artistic, energetic, masculine guy.

It does seem middle-aged man to me (50s into elderly, I guess) but a colleague of mine had a grandson born last year named Roger. He was named after her deceased husband. It seemed absolutely bizarre to associate that name with a cute little baby but I got used to it and don't mind it now. I can see it making a comeback in maybe 20 years or so?

I like Roger a lot. It doesn't seem quite old man to me. I think it's handsome and usable in a way that a lot of names from the same generation are not. (Ex: Donald, Hank, Gary.) I'd be happy to meet a little Roger.

I like Roger a lot. But it also references my last (maiden) name so it has honoring appeal too. My tattoo artists name is Roger and he's one of only two I've ever met. He's in his early 40s maybe but has a youthful appearance, so I've never had too much trouble picturing it on a young person. I think Rog is a fun nickname and helps alleviate the "sternness" of Roger.

Not so much old as middle-aged. There was a Roger a few years ahead of me in high school, and Phillip has a high-school friend named Roger, though he goes by his middle name which is Scott. I'm pretty sure Scott is named after his dad, but I don't know about my Roger.

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I don't hate the name, but I don't like it much either. It just sounds comical somehow. I mean, to me there's a good reason why the character is Roger Rabbit and not Rodney Rabbit or Robert Rabbit or Russell Rabbit or even Rex Rabbit.

Not really.