Recorded 1943–1972 Boys' name Peak 1949 109 births

Rockney — boys' name

109 babies named Rockney in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s281950s651960s111970s5
1950s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Rockney was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

13 babies were named Rockney in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rockney

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Rockney between 1943 and 1972, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rockney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rockney performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rockney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rockney 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 109 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.

Rockney at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

109

Since 1943

30 years of records

Peak year

1949

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1943

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1972

Rockney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1943

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1949)
13
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 19721961195719551953195019461943 7

Rockney by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
65 births that decade — 60% of Rockney's all-time total
1940s281950s651960s111970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rockney?
109 babies have been named Rockney since 1943. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1949 with 13 births.
When was Rockney most popular?
Rockney was most popular in the 1950s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Rockney been used?
Rockney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 30 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Rockney?
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, 1943–1972 (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.