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Rocky name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rocky ranks #568 in male records (520 reported) and #3,564 in female records (43 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,564 · 43 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 3 female records (40 to 43); rank moved from #3,805 to #3,564.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 16 female records (27 to 43); rank moved from #4,934 to #3,564.
2025 male rank and count
#568 · 520 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 101 male records (419 to 520); rank moved from #656 to #568.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 254 male records (266 to 520); rank moved from #870 to #568.
Peak year in available data
2025: 520 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Rocky becoming more popular?

Rocky's reported male count increased by 101 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #656 to #568. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Rocky in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RockyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5200201620252017: 10 female records2018: 13 female records2019: 16 female records2020: 22 female records2021: 27 female records2022: 36 female records2023: 31 female records2024: 40 female records2025: 43 female records2016: 217 male records2017: 217 male records2018: 237 male records2019: 267 male records2020: 264 male records2021: 266 male records2022: 268 male records2023: 263 male records2024: 419 male records2025: 520 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025433,564520568
2024403,805419656
2023314,539263886
2022364,094268884
2021274,934266870
2020225,624264860
2019167,283267843
2018138,520237910
20171010,554217960
2016——217955

Questions about Rocky’s popularity

How common is Rocky in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rocky ranks #568 in male records (520 reported) and #3,564 in female records (43 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Rocky?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Rocky only.

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