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
Rocklin's 145 recorded births place it above 67.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2020)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Currently ranks #8348 among boys.
145 total births across 76 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 16 births in a single year.
Rocklin popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2022 (Rocklin as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Rocklin accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1950s
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 44 births (30% of all-time use).
Rocklin decade highlights
- Peak decade 44 births
- Runner-up 40 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Rocklin by state
Where Rocklin concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 4.1% |
6 of 145 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 4.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 4.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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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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.
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Similar record span (~75 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, 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.
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