Boys' name · since 1913
Rocky
Rocky has 28,687 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #568 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,687
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rocky is the #568 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 28,687 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Rocky recorded 28,687 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #568 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #696 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #568 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 28,687 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rocky ranks #696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #568 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 28,687 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #568 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,687
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rocky's 28,687 recorded births place it above 98.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rocky compares
28,687 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rocky's all-time total is 78x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rocky | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,687 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 909 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rocky's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rocky's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 909, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rocky popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 909
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Rocky popularity over time - girls
447 total births recorded since 1949 (Rocky as girls' name)
Rocky by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6,971 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Rocky's strongest decade.
6,971 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Rocky births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 60
1910s
60 births
- 1920s 158
1920s
158 births
- 1930s 203
1930s
203 births
- 1940s 1,059
1940s
1,059 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,971 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,578 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,667 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,353 births
- 1990s 1,756
1990s
1,756 births
- 2000s 1,767
2000s
1,767 births
- 2010s 2,115
2010s
2,115 births
- 2020s 2,000
2020s
2,000 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6,971 births (24% of all-time use).
How Rocky compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rocky's total volume
Rocky by state
Where Rocky concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,495 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,342 | 11.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,323 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 1,005 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 844 | 2.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 808 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 797 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 790 | 2.8% |
3,495 of 28,687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Rocky appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rocky's data
- Rocky's decade-level peak was the 1950s (6,971 total births); usage has since declined to 2,000 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rockys (3,495 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Rocky
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rocky: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Rocky 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.