Boys' name · since 1955
Rocklan
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Rocklan, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rocklan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rocklan has been recorded 26 times among boys since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1955 to 2020.
- #27,060 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1955
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rocklan ranks #27,060 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1955, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rocklan's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rocklan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rocklan splits its recorded history at 2016: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rocklan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2020
- Peak year (2020)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2020.
26 total births across 66 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 6 births in a single year.
Rocklan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Rocklan's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Rocklan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (38% of all-time use).
Rocklan decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Rocklan's data
- Rocklan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- 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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Similar record span (~65 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, 1955–2020 (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 Rocklan 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.
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