Unisex name · since 2001
Rocket
Rocket has 384 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,503 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rocket is the #4503 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 384 recorded since 2001.
Rocket has 384 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4503 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #9,248 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,503 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 384 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rocket ranks #9,248 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,503 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 384 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,503 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rocket's 384 recorded births place it above 79.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rocket compares
384 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rocket's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rocket | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 384 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rocket's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rocket's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rocket popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Rocket popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 2014 (Rocket as girls' name)
Rocket by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (199 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Rocket's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Rocket births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 57
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
199 births
- 2020s
2020s
128 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 199 births (52% of all-time use).
Rocket by state
Where Rocket concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 5.2% |
48 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Rocket's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (199 total births) through the 2020s (128) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rockets (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rocket: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Rocket 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.