Rockwell — #2041 US boys' name
1,722 babies named Rockwell in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 86% of names given to boys today.
41% of everyone ever named Rockwell was born in this single decade.
110 babies were named Rockwell in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rockwell
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,722 babies named Rockwell between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rockwell currently holds the #2041 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 110 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rockwell performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 714 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rockwell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 324 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Rockwell in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rockwell 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 1,722 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.
Rockwell at a glance
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Current rank
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Rockwell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914
- Peak year (2017)
- 110
- Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
Currently ranks #2041 among boys.
1,722 total births across 111 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 110 births in a single year.
Rockwell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 714 births that decade — 41% of Rockwell's all-time total
Rockwell decade highlights
- Peak decade 714 births
- Runner-up 419 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Rockwell's strongest decade
714 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% of all-time use.
Rockwell by state
Where Rockwell concentrates geographically — total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 324 | 18.8% |
| #2 | California | | 134 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 34 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.3% |
324 of 1,722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Utah 18.8% of nationwide
- California 7.8% of nationwide
- Arizona 2.0% of nationwide
- Texas 1.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 11 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Utah accounts for 18.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Rockwell appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1914–2024 (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.