Recorded 1914–2022 Unisex name Peak 1958 943 births

Rockie — boys' name

943 babies named Rockie in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s101930s161940s891950s3071960s1851970s1361980s911990s472000s252010s252020s7
1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Rockie was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

41 babies were named Rockie in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rockie

The Social Security Administration has registered 943 babies named Rockie between 1914 and 2022, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rockie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 41 babies received it in a single year. Rockie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 116 additional births since 1959.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rockie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 307 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rockie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Rockie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rockie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 943 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rockie at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

943

Since 1914

109 years of records

Peak year

1958

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1914

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2022

Rockie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1914

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1958)
41
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
01020304050 202219971987197819691960195119361914 5

Rockie popularity over time — girls

116 total births recorded since 1959 (Rockie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 116 births
46810121416 20242021201920152009197619611959 6

Rockie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
307 births that decade — 33% of Rockie's all-time total
1910s51920s101930s161940s891950s3071960s1851970s1361980s911990s472000s252010s252020s7

Rockie by state

Where Rockie concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rockie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
12 1.3%
#2 Oklahoma
5 0.5%
Kentucky share of Rockie's total US births 1.3%
Even split

12 of 943 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rockie?
943 babies have been named Rockie since 1914. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1958 with 41 births.
When was Rockie most popular?
Rockie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 307 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Rockie most popular?
The top states for the name Rockie are Kentucky (12 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
Is Rockie a unisex name?
Yes, Rockie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 943 births, and as a girl's name it has 116 births.
How long has the name Rockie been used?
Rockie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 109 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Rockie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rocco, Rocky, Rock, Rockwell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.