Rocky
#3,517 for girls in 2025, 43 births · #568 for boys in 2025, 520 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1955 · 858 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 28,687since 1913
Rocky over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Rocky has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,517 | 43 | #568 | 520 |
| 2024 | #3,758 | 40 | #656 | 419 |
| 2023 | #4,454 | 31 | #884 | 263 |
| 2022 | #4,041 | 36 | #884 | 268 |
| 2021 | #4,833 | 27 | #869 | 266 |
| 2020 | #5,487 | 22 | #860 | 264 |
| 2019 | #7,025 | 16 | #841 | 267 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | #907 | 237 |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | #958 | 217 |
| 2016 | — | #954 | 217 | |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #925 | 231 |
| 2014 | — | #986 | 211 | |
| 2013 | — | #997 | 197 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,032 | 188 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,025 | 186 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,133 | 164 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,032 | 187 | |
| 2008 | — | #992 | 197 | |
| 2007 | — | #916 | 216 | |
| 2006 | — | #980 | 189 | |
| 2005 | — | #967 | 180 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,029 | 159 | |
| 2003 | — | #992 | 160 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,033 | 148 | |
| 2001 | — | #968 | 159 | |
| 2000 | — | #902 | 172 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,049 | 131 | |
| 1998 | — | #981 | 140 | |
| 1997 | — | #948 | 142 | |
| 1996 | — | #922 | 142 | |
| 1995 | — | #779 | 190 | |
| 1994 | — | #802 | 175 | |
| 1993 | — | #730 | 203 | |
| 1992 | — | #752 | 189 | |
| 1991 | — | #700 | 209 | |
| 1990 | — | #657 | 235 | |
| 1989 | — | #664 | 228 | |
| 1988 | — | #530 | 296 | |
| 1987 | — | #503 | 316 | |
| 1986 | — | #425 | 410 | |
| 1985 | — | #423 | 411 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #400 | 426 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #362 | 486 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #323 | 589 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #325 | 592 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #319 | 599 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #302 | 656 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #317 | 553 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #327 | 565 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #383 | 403 |
| 1975 | — | #429 | 334 | |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #555 | 208 |
| 1973 | — | #523 | 225 | |
| 1972 | — | #520 | 230 | |
| 1971 | — | #525 | 239 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #506 | 254 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #467 | 267 |
| 1968 | — | #488 | 243 | |
| 1967 | — | #459 | 272 | |
| 1966 | — | #438 | 302 | |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #409 | 371 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #366 | 454 |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | #339 | 520 |
| 1962 | — | #333 | 561 | |
| 1961 | — | #286 | 730 | |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #273 | 858 |
| 1959 | — | #273 | 845 | |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #273 | 780 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #252 | 909 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #243 | 890 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #240 | 858 |
| 1954 | #3,019 | 14 | #247 | 786 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #268 | 684 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #306 | 540 |
| 1951 | — | #349 | 379 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #387 | 300 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #395 | 287 |
| 1948 | — | #462 | 208 | |
| 1947 | — | #502 | 178 | |
| 1946 | — | #652 | 98 | |
| 1945 | — | #654 | 85 | |
| 1944 | — | #861 | 54 | |
| 1943 | — | #943 | 50 | |
| 1942 | — | #947 | 49 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,254 | 28 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,433 | 22 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,272 | 27 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,901 | 14 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,481 | 21 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,587 | 18 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,326 | 26 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,323 | 26 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,251 | 28 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,465 | 10 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,927 | 15 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,753 | 18 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,480 | 24 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,871 | 18 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,725 | 10 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,870 | 18 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,229 | 14 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,614 | 11 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,747 | 20 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,385 | 12 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,882 | 9 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,259 | 12 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1913
The first year at least five boys were named Rocky! It came in at #2,496, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1913–1914, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Rocky is popular in 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Arkansas#339 · 1 in 2,581
- Oklahoma#386 · 1 in 3,421
- Oregon#414 · 1 in 4,044
- Tennessee#447 · 1 in 5,090
- South Carolina#459 · 1 in 4,046
Best ever in a state: #79 in Hawaii, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #339 | 6 | 1 in 2,581 |
| Oklahoma | #386 | 6 | 1 in 3,421 |
| Oregon | #414 | 5 | 1 in 4,044 |
| Tennessee | #447 | 7 | 1 in 5,090 |
| South Carolina | #459 | 6 | 1 in 4,046 |
| Colorado | #461 | 5 | 1 in 4,887 |
| Washington | #506 | 6 | 1 in 5,971 |
| Georgia | #523 | 10 | 1 in 5,016 |
| Texas | #541 | 29 | 1 in 5,284 |
| Arizona | #560 | 5 | 1 in 6,155 |
| Louisiana | #570 | 6 | 1 in 5,208 |
| North Carolina | #575 | 7 | 1 in 6,788 |
| Ohio | #606 | 8 | 1 in 9,976 |
| California | #615 | 37 | 1 in 7,845 |
| Florida | #703 | 10 | 1 in 9,171 |
| New York | #706 | 15 | 1 in 9,256 |
| Michigan | #734 | 6 | 1 in 11,835 |
| Illinois | #787 | 8 | 1 in 11,152 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 88 spots since 2024 (#656 → #568)
- 292 spots since 2020 (#860 → #568)
- 357 spots since 2015 (#925 → #568)
- Biggest jump: 307 spots in 1942 (#1,254 → #947)
- Biggest drop: 143 spots in 1996 (#779 → #922)
Rise & fade · boys
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1955 at #240 (858 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 77 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1942–1998
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,373
- Highest: 1 in 2,373 boys born in 1957 were named Rocky (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,285 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #240 in 1955, was only 1 in 2,401 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 24.3% of all boys named Rocky (6,971) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 60 | #2,259 (1916) | #2,732 |
| 1920s | 158 | #1,480 (1929) | #2,138 |
| 1930s | 203 | #1,251 (1933) | #1,629 |
| 1940s | 1,059 | #395 (1949) | #810 |
| 1950s | 6,971 | #240 (1955) | #284 |
| 1960s | 4,578 | #273 (1960) | #386 |
| 1970s | 3,667 | #302 (1979) | #439 |
| 1980s | 4,353 | #319 (1980) | #427 |
| 1990s | 1,756 | #657 (1990) | #832 |
| 2000s | 1,767 | #902 (2000) | #981 |
| 2010s | 2,115 | #841 (2019) | #976 |
| 2020s | 2,000 | #568 (2025) | #787 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rocky in 1990
boys
#657
235 births · 1 in 8,741 boys
Top boys' names in 1990
More about 1990
boys
2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 8,741 of them was named Rocky, which outranked 93.1% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Rocky
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.