Rockford is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1979 and has grown less common since.
Rockford is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,114 for boy births in the United States (and #16,927 across all names), given to 10 babies. Rockford first appears in 1917 and peaked in 1979 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #8,114 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #10,702 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,570 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #7,158 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,600 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #8,592 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #6,343 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #5,267 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #8,014 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,282 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | #5,017 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,648 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #6,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #10,532 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,921 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #12,166 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #10,784 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #9,390 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,541 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #10,597 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #6,834 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #11,772 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #9,398 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #10,488 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,802 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,662 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,482 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #7,240 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,784 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #8,256 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #4,879 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,593 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #4,282 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #4,482 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #5,361 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #3,074 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #3,376 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #3,572 |
| 1979 | 20 | — | #2,448 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #3,190 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #2,883 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #3,439 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,227 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #5,838 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | #2,329 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #2,945 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #3,237 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,511 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #3,571 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #2,868 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #2,188 |
| 1959 | 19 | — | #1,905 |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #2,480 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #2,610 |
| 1956 | 19 | — | #1,880 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #2,937 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #2,416 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | #2,167 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #2,648 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #2,474 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #2,733 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | #2,764 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | #2,423 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #3,315 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,251 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #2,950 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #3,950 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,191 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #4,082 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,687 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,898 |