Boys' name · since 1950

Rocklin

Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 145 babies named Rocklin, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#14,992 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,348 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
145
born since 1950
2020s
peak decade

Rocklin currently ranks #8348 among boys' names in America, with 145 babies recorded since 1950.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rocklin has been recorded 145 times among boys since 1950, currently ranked #8348 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.

  • #14,992 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #8,348 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 145 born since 1950
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rocklin ranks #14,992 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,348 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 145 born since 1950, peaking in the 2020s.

#14,992 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,348 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
145
born since 1950
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%40%
Rocklin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rocklin's 145 recorded births place it above 67.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Rocklin compares

145 32nd 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

Rocklin's all-time total is 61% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rocklin Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 145 369 358,536
Peak-year births 16 34 22,252

Rocklin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rocklin's full recorded timeline at 2011, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rocklin popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
16
Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
05101520 19501955196120092014202020232025 9

Rocklin popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2022 (Rocklin as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2022 5

Rocklin by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (44 births, 30% of the file).

2020s was Rocklin's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Rocklin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 44 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Rocklin by state

Where Rocklin concentrates geographically, total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rocklin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 4.1%
California share of Rocklin's total US births 4.1%

6 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rocklin?
Since 1950, Social Security records show 145 babies named Rocklin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,992 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #8,348 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 16 births.
Where does Rocklin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rocklin ranks #14,992 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,348 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rocklin most popular?
Rocklin was most popular in the 2020s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Rocklin most popular?
The top states for the name Rocklin are California (6 births).
How long has the name Rocklin been used?
Records for Rocklin go back to 1950, giving 76 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Rocklin?
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.

What to do with Rocklin's data

  • California records the most Rocklins (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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 Rocklin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1950–2025 (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 Rocklin 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.