Rock vs Rocky

Side-by-side comparison of Rock and Rocky - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rock

Boy name · Rank #4906

Full profile →
Name B

Rocky

Boy name · Rank #657

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Rock Rocky
Current Rank #4906 #657
Total Births (all years) 2,681 28,687
Peak Year 1957 1957
Peak Year Births 155 909
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Rock Rocky
1910s 27 60
1920s 27 158
1930s 18 203
1940s 90 1,059
1950s 908 6,971
1960s 525 4,578
1970s 214 3,667
1980s 183 4,353
1990s 141 1,756
2000s 201 1,767
2010s 242 2,115
2020s 105 2,000

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rock Rocky
2014 21 211
2015 30 231
2016 32 217
2017 17 217
2018 16 237
2019 23 267
2020 20 264
2021 21 266
2022 15 268
2023 12 263
2024 20 419
2025 17 520

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–2025.

← Compare different names