Girls' name · since 1970
Rockell
Rockell has 211 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,273 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 211
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
211 girls have been named Rockell since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rockell has been recorded 211 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2015.
- #19,273 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 211 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rockell ranks #19,273 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 211 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,273 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 211
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rockell's 211 recorded births place it above 73.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Rockell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rockell splits its recorded history at 1995: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rockell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2015
- Peak year (1992)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Rockell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (58 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Rockell's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Rockell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 58 births (27% of all-time use).
Rockell by state
Where Rockell concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 211 births nationwide.
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- Rockell's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2010s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Rockells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rockell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rockell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.