Rocky
Girl name · #3531 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Rocky ranks #3531 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 43 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #14482, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 41,860 girls born in 2025 was named Rocky.
The 76-year story
Rocky first appears in the Social Security records in 1949, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 43 babies and a rank of #3517. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Rocky per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Rocky in class?
Rocky scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Rocky is most common
State-level data for Rocky is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Rocky
Statistically, parents drawn to Rocky tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lucky, Rinley, Rowe, Rahil, and Rhodes.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Rocky | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #3517 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3758 |
| 2023 | 31 | #4454 |
| 2022 | 36 | #4041 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4833 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7025 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8146 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9943 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14482 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10422 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9015 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6888 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7409 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6789 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8061 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5214 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8444 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8156 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6258 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7070 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5974 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5289 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5008 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4272 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Rocky a popular girl name?
Rocky ranked #3531 among girls in 2025 with 43 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #14482.
When was the name Rocky most popular?
Rocky peaked in 2025, when 43 American girls received the name (ranked #3517 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Rocky?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 41,860 newborn American girls was named Rocky. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.