US rank #6508 Boys' name Peak 1954 262 births

Rockland — #6508 US boys' name

262 babies named Rockland in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s261950s891960s161970s112010s642020s56
#6508
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Rockland was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rockland in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rockland

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Rockland between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rockland currently holds the #6508 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rockland performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rockland shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rockland 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 262 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.

Rockland at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

262

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

1954

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#6,508

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rockland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1954)
14
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
46810121416 202420202016197619591955195119461945 6

Rockland by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
89 births that decade — 34% of Rockland's all-time total
1940s261950s891960s161970s112010s642020s56

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rockland?
262 babies have been named Rockland since 1945. It currently ranks #6508 among boys. The peak year was 1954 with 14 births.
When was Rockland most popular?
Rockland was most popular in the 1950s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Rockland been used?
Rockland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rockland?
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.

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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, 1945–2024 (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.