Rocky is an established boys' name that peaked in 1957 and has grown less common since.
Rocky is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #568 among boys (520) and #3,564 among girls (43) — overall #1,077 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 563 | 563 | #3,564 | #568 |
| 2024 | 459 | 459 | #3,805 | #656 |
| 2023 | 294 | 294 | #4,539 | #886 |
| 2022 | 304 | 304 | #4,094 | #884 |
| 2021 | 293 | 293 | #4,934 | #870 |
| 2020 | 286 | 286 | #5,624 | #860 |
| 2019 | 283 | 283 | #7,283 | #843 |
| 2018 | 250 | 250 | #8,520 | #910 |
| 2017 | 227 | 227 | #10,554 | #960 |
| 2016 | 217 | 217 | — | #955 |
| 2015 | 237 | 237 | #16,040 | #927 |
| 2014 | 211 | 211 | — | #989 |
| 2013 | 197 | 197 | — | #998 |
| 2012 | 188 | 188 | — | #1,034 |
| 2011 | 186 | 186 | — | #1,027 |
| 2010 | 164 | 164 | — | #1,136 |
| 2009 | 187 | 187 | — | #1,032 |
| 2008 | 197 | 197 | — | #994 |
| 2007 | 216 | 216 | — | #918 |
| 2006 | 189 | 189 | — | #983 |
| 2005 | 180 | 180 | — | #971 |
| 2004 | 159 | 159 | — | #1,033 |
| 2003 | 160 | 160 | — | #995 |
| 2002 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,042 |
| 2001 | 159 | 159 | — | #972 |
| 2000 | 172 | 172 | — | #905 |
| 1999 | 131 | 131 | — | #1,054 |
| 1998 | 140 | 140 | — | #987 |
| 1997 | 142 | — | — | #950 |
| 1996 | 142 | — | — | #924 |
| 1995 | 190 | — | — | #781 |
| 1994 | 175 | — | — | #803 |
| 1993 | 203 | — | — | #732 |
| 1992 | 189 | — | — | #754 |
| 1991 | 209 | — | — | #701 |
| 1990 | 235 | — | — | #657 |
| 1989 | 228 | — | — | #665 |
| 1988 | 296 | — | — | #531 |
| 1987 | 316 | — | — | #503 |
| 1986 | 410 | — | — | #426 |
| 1985 | 411 | — | — | #423 |
| 1984 | 431 | — | #11,721 | #401 |
| 1983 | 492 | — | #9,932 | #362 |
| 1982 | 598 | — | #7,330 | #325 |
| 1981 | 600 | — | #7,959 | #325 |
| 1980 | 608 | — | #7,247 | #320 |
| 1979 | 663 | — | #8,746 | #302 |
| 1978 | 565 | — | #5,467 | #318 |
| 1977 | 571 | — | #9,346 | #328 |
| 1976 | 409 | — | #8,949 | #383 |
| 1975 | 334 | — | — | #430 |
| 1974 | 216 | — | #6,718 | #556 |
| 1973 | 225 | — | — | #524 |
| 1972 | 230 | — | — | #520 |
| 1971 | 239 | — | — | #525 |
| 1970 | 260 | — | #7,773 | #506 |
| 1969 | 274 | — | #6,450 | #470 |
| 1968 | 243 | — | — | #488 |
| 1967 | 272 | — | — | #460 |
| 1966 | 302 | — | — | #439 |
| 1965 | 378 | — | #5,690 | #410 |
| 1964 | 462 | — | #5,367 | #366 |
| 1963 | 530 | — | #4,477 | #340 |
| 1962 | 561 | — | — | #333 |
| 1961 | 730 | — | — | #286 |
| 1960 | 870 | — | #3,874 | #273 |
| 1959 | 845 | — | — | #274 |
| 1958 | 789 | — | #4,446 | #273 |
| 1957 | 920 | — | #3,880 | #252 |
| 1956 | 901 | — | #3,858 | #243 |
| 1955 | 866 | — | #4,659 | #240 |
| 1954 | 800 | — | #3,128 | #247 |
| 1953 | 691 | — | #4,933 | #268 |
| 1952 | 546 | — | #5,435 | #307 |
| 1951 | 379 | — | — | #350 |
| 1950 | 306 | — | #5,177 | #388 |
| 1949 | 292 | — | #5,892 | #396 |
| 1948 | 208 | — | — | #462 |
| 1947 | 178 | — | — | #503 |
| 1946 | 98 | — | — | #653 |
| 1945 | 85 | — | — | #655 |
| 1944 | 54 | — | — | #866 |
| 1943 | 50 | — | — | #948 |
| 1942 | 49 | — | — | #954 |
| 1941 | 28 | — | — | #1,270 |
| 1940 | 22 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1939 | 27 | — | — | #1,294 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1937 | 21 | — | — | #1,518 |
| 1936 | 18 | — | — | #1,631 |
| 1935 | 26 | — | — | #1,348 |
| 1934 | 26 | — | — | #1,352 |
| 1933 | 28 | — | — | #1,275 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | — | #2,605 |
| 1931 | 15 | — | — | #1,985 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | — | #1,804 |
| 1929 | 24 | — | — | #1,515 |
| 1928 | 17 | — | — | #1,951 |
| 1927 | 18 | — | — | #1,939 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | — | #2,871 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | — | #1,923 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | — | #2,328 |
| 1923 | 11 | — | — | #2,742 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | — | #2,016 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | — | #3,173 |
| 1920 | 20 | — | — | #1,807 |
| 1919 | 12 | — | — | #2,485 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | — | #3,061 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,485 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | — | #2,370 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,788 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,660 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,742 |