Rocky vs Rock

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

Name A

Rocky

Boy name · Rank #657

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Name B

Rock

Boy name · Rank #4906

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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.

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