Boys' name · since 1931
Rockne
Rockne has 398 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 398
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rockne is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 398 have been recorded since 1931.
Rockne has 398 recorded births among boys since 1931, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2009.
- #9,054 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 398 born since 1931
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rockne ranks #9,054 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 398 born since 1931, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 398
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rockne's 398 recorded births place it above 80.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Rockne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rockne's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rockne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2009
- Peak year (1931)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Rockne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (122 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Rockne's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Rockne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
56 births
- 1940s
1940s
102 births
- 1950s
1950s
122 births
- 1960s
1960s
67 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 122 births (31% of all-time use).
Rockne by state
Where Rockne concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 398 births nationwide.
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- Rockne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Rocknes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Rockne: 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 (~78 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, 1931–2009 (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 Rockne 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.