Rocky

Boy name

Rocky has been given to 29,134 babies in the U.S. since 1913. It peaked in 1957 and currently ranks #568 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Diminutives with -y.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

29,134

Peak year

1957 (920 babies)

Rank in 2025

#568 for boys

First recorded

1913

10-year trend

▲ +138%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Rocky.

29,324 babies since 1909

29,827 babies since 1880

29,892 babies since 1900

30,051 babies since 1926

31,194 babies since 1880

31,285 babies since 1880

26,598 babies since 1912

26,436 babies since 1881

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