US rank #2041 Boys' name Peak 2017 1,722 births

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.

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#2041
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Rockwell was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

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

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,722

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2017

110 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,041

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rockwell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
110
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Rockwell by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
714 births that decade — 41% of Rockwell's all-time total
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Rockwell by state

Where Rockwell concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rockwell
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%
Utah share of Rockwell's total US births 18.8%
Even split

324 of 1,722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Rockwell appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rockwell?
1,722 babies have been named Rockwell since 1914. It currently ranks #2041 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 110 births.
When was Rockwell most popular?
Rockwell was most popular in the 2010s decade with 714 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Rockwell most popular?
The top states for the name Rockwell are Utah (324 births), California (134 births), Arizona (34 births).
How long has the name Rockwell been used?
Rockwell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rockwell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rocco, Rocky, Rock, Rockie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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.