first name
ROCKY
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 21,181 people named Rocky, 68.8% reported their origin as White, 14.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. 98.3% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Rocky peaked in 1957, when 920 babies got the name.
At least 29,134 babies have been given the name since 1913. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Rocky by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #589. The largest share of babies named Rocky, 37.7%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Rocky is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Rocky has been most common in Oklahoma (3×), Idaho (2.4×), and Montana (2.1×), and least common in Maryland (0.18×).
24,138 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Rocky
Spelled almost the same
4 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rocky, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Rocky ranks #100,867 of 156,621, with 191 people. See Rocky as a last name
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