Boys' name · since 1945
Rockland
Rockland has 271 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,342 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rockland is the #8342 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 271 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Rockland recorded 271 times among boys since 1945, holding rank #8342 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #11,220 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,342 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 271 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rockland ranks #11,220 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,342 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 271 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,342 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rockland's 271 recorded births place it above 75.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rockland compares
271 43rd percentile among 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
Rockland's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rockland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 271 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rockland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rockland's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rockland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Rockland by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (89 births, 33% of the file).
1950s was Rockland's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Rockland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 89 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rockland's data
- Rockland's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rockland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Rockland 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.