Boys' name · since 1917
Rockford
Rockford has 710 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,391 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 710
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rockford is the #7745 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 710 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rockford has been recorded 710 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #7745 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #6,391 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,745 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 710 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rockford ranks #6,391 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,745 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 710 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,391 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 710
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rockford's 710 recorded births place it above 85.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rockford compares
710 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Rockford's all-time total is 92% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rockford | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 710 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rockford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rockford's full recorded timeline at 1983, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rockford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Rockford by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (131 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Rockford's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Rockford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s
1950s
126 births
- 1960s
1960s
67 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 131 births (18% of all-time use).
How Rockford compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rockford's total volume
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What to do with Rockford's data
- Rockford's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (131 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Rockford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Rockford 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.