Rocket is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Rocket is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,507 for boy births in the United States (and #9,590 across all names), given to 23 babies. Rocket first appears in 2001 and peaked in 2021 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,507 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,398 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,816 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,164 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | #17,193 | #3,800 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,997 |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | #15,211 | #4,312 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #13,534 | #4,195 |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 | #11,444 | #3,868 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,441 |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 | #10,022 | #4,051 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | #14,275 | #6,557 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,597 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,244 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,152 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,011 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,175 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,214 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,487 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,432 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,962 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,289 |