Rocky
Rocky is ranked 657th among boys in 2024 (418 births). Its best rank was 240th, in 1955.
- Rank in 2024
- #657up 231 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 4180.02% of boys
- Peak year
- 1957909 births
- Best rank
- #240in 1955
- Since 1913
- 28,164people given the name
The story in the numbers
28,164 boys have been named Rocky in the United States since 1913, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1957, with 909 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1974, and the 1950s alone account for 25%. It has spent 76 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Rocky | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 60 | |
| 1920s | 158 | |
| 1930s | 203 | |
| 1940s | 1,059 | |
| 1950s | 6,971 | |
| 1960s | 4,578 | |
| 1970s | 3,667 | |
| 1980s | 4,354 | |
| 1990s | 1,756 | |
| 2000s | 1,767 | |
| 2010s | 2,114 | |
| 2020s | 1,477 |
In 1957, its biggest year
Rocky was the 251st most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 1957 were Michael, James, David, Robert and John. See all of 1957.
Names that rose and fell with Rocky
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Michealpeak 1957
- Gilpeak 1957
- Stevenpeak 1956
- Rockiepeak 1958
- Mickelpeak 1957
- Mickypeak 1961
- Michaelpeak 1957
- Reggiepeak 1979
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.