Recorded 1931–2009 Boys' name Peak 1931 398 births

Rockne — boys' name

398 babies named Rockne in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s561940s1021950s1221960s671970s131980s121990s132000s13
1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Rockne was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

17 babies were named Rockne in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rockne

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Rockne between 1931 and 2009, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rockne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rockne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rockne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rockne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rockne 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 398 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.

Rockne at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

398

Since 1931

79 years of records

Peak year

1931

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1931

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2009

Rockne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1931

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1931)
17
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
05101520 20091979196419571951194519391931 17

Rockne by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
122 births that decade — 31% of Rockne's all-time total
1930s561940s1021950s1221960s671970s131980s121990s132000s13

Rockne by state

Where Rockne concentrates geographically — total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rockne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 1.3%
Hawaii share of Rockne's total US births 1.3%

5 of 398 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rockne?
398 babies have been named Rockne since 1931. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1931 with 17 births.
When was Rockne most popular?
Rockne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Rockne most popular?
The top states for the name Rockne are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Rockne been used?
Rockne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 79 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Rockne?
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.

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, 1931–2009 (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.