Is Rocky a boy or girl name?
Rocky is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 39 girls and 418 boys were named Rocky, so 8.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 28,567 US babies named Rocky were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #657
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,860
- Babies named Rocky since 1913
- 28,567
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 920 babies
Boys and girls named Rocky, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 60 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 203 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,059 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 6,971 | 72 | 1% |
| 1960s | 4,578 | 44 | 1% |
| 1970s | 3,667 | 45 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 4,354 | 37 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 1,756 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,767 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,114 | 45 | 2.1% |
| 2020s | 1,477 | 155 | 9.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 418 | #657 | 39 | #3,860 |
| 2023 | 262 | #888 | 31 | #4,536 |
| 2022 | 268 | #884 | 36 | #4,091 |
| 2021 | 266 | #870 | 27 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 263 | #862 | 22 | #5,620 |
| 2019 | 267 | #842 | 16 | #7,281 |
| 2018 | 237 | #910 | 13 | #8,516 |
| 2017 | 217 | #960 | 10 | #10,550 |
| 2016 | 217 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 231 | #927 | 6 | #16,038 |
| 2014 | 211 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 197 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 188 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 186 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 163 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 187 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 197 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 216 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 189 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 180 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 159 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 160 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 148 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 159 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 172 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 131 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 140 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 142 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 142 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 190 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 175 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 203 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 189 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 209 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 235 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 228 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 296 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 316 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 410 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 411 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 426 | #401 | 5 | #11,721 |
| 1983 | 486 | #362 | 6 | #9,931 |
| 1982 | 590 | #323 | 9 | #7,330 |
| 1981 | 593 | #325 | 8 | #7,959 |
| 1980 | 598 | #321 | 9 | #7,247 |
| 1979 | 656 | #302 | 7 | #8,747 |
| 1978 | 553 | #318 | 12 | #5,466 |
| 1977 | 565 | #328 | 6 | #9,345 |
| 1976 | 403 | #383 | 6 | #8,949 |
| 1975 | 334 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 208 | #556 | 8 | #6,718 |
| 1973 | 225 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 230 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 239 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 254 | #506 | 6 | #7,774 |
| 1969 | 267 | #470 | 7 | #6,449 |
| 1968 | 243 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 272 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 302 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 371 | #410 | 7 | #5,687 |
| 1964 | 454 | #366 | 8 | #5,367 |
| 1963 | 521 | #339 | 10 | #4,476 |
| 1962 | 560 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 729 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 859 | #273 | 12 | #3,875 |
| 1959 | 845 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 780 | #273 | 9 | #4,446 |
| 1957 | 909 | #251 | 11 | #3,881 |
| 1956 | 890 | #243 | 11 | #3,858 |
| 1955 | 858 | #240 | 8 | #4,659 |
| 1954 | 786 | #247 | 14 | #3,128 |
| 1953 | 684 | #268 | 7 | #4,933 |
| 1952 | 540 | #307 | 6 | #5,435 |
| 1951 | 379 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 300 | #388 | 6 | #5,177 |
| 1949 | 287 | #396 | 5 | #5,893 |
| 1948 | 208 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 178 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 98 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 85 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 54 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 50 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 49 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 27 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,951 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,871 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,328 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,742 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,016 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,173 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,485 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,061 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,485 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,370 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,788 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,660 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,742 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rocky reached #240 in 1955. As a girl name, it reached #3,128 in 1954. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rocky
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.