Rocket vs Rocky

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

Name A

Rocket

Boy name · Rank #5373

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Name B

Rocky

Boy name · Rank #657

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Metric Rocket Rocky
Current Rank #5373 #657
Total Births (all years) 361 28,164
Peak Year 2021 1957
Peak Year Births 29 909
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2001 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Rocket Rocky
1910ss — 60
1920ss — 158
1930ss — 203
1940ss — 1,059
1950ss — 6,971
1960ss — 4,578
1970ss — 3,667
1980ss — 4,354
1990ss — 1,756
2000ss 57 1,767
2010ss 199 2,114
2020ss 105 1,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rocket Rocky
2014 13 211
2015 26 231
2016 23 217
2017 28 217
2018 25 237
2019 24 267
2020 19 263
2021 29 266
2022 26 268
2023 13 262
2024 18 418

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, 2001–2024.

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