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Rock Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Rock?

Ranking 5,690th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rock is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Rock has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #619 in 1957 with 154 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Rock was less than 5, most recently in 1939.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rock occurred roughly during the years 1949-1955, 1976-1980, and 1991-1994, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1959-1965, and 1967-1970.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Rock be?

Rock's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Rock for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name Rock is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Rock has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Rock (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 16 5,690
2017 17 5,461
2016 31 3,582
2015 30 3,663
2014 21 4,662
2013 32 3,393
2012 21 4,644
2011 21 4,621
2010 29 3,692
2009 30 3,616
2008 24 4,230
2007 22 4,465
2006 26 3,866
2005 21 4,300
2004 12 6,439
2003 13 5,815
2002 19 4,291
2001 12 5,937
2000 22 3,730
1999 20 3,807
1998 15 4,597
1997 9 6,509
1996 9 6,384
1995 12 5,054
1994 20 3,443
1993 12 4,939
1992 14 4,282
1991 11 5,023
1990 19 3,279
1989 14 3,980
1988 18 3,049
1987 16 3,167
1986 15 3,239
1985 17 2,915
1984 20 2,516
1983 24 2,195
1982 11 3,902
1981 19 2,555
1980 29 1,948
1979 23 2,218
1978 20 2,358
1977 19 2,441
1976 15 2,790
1975 18 2,430
1974 18 2,346
1973 26 1,770
1972 27 1,709
1971 30 1,627
1970 18 2,197
1969 26 1,632
1968 32 1,386
1967 32 1,360
1966 32 1,362
1965 35 1,315
1964 50 1,078
1963 53 1,048
1962 77 867
1961 87 820
1960 101 764
1959 133 664
1958 138 655
1957 154 619
1956 136 652
1955 140 630
1954 84 786
1953 52 1,013
1952 34 1,293
1951 18 1,824
1950 18 1,799
1949 12 2,312
1948 10 2,581
1947 18 1,838
1946 5 3,930
1945 7 2,948
1944 8 2,822
1943 6 3,488
1942 7 3,162
1941 7 3,087
1940 10 2,446
1939 < 5 --
1938 5 3,941
1937 < 5 --
1936 6 3,472
1935 7 3,200
1934 < 5 --
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1929 7 3,495
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1924 7 3,792
1923 < 5 --
1922 6 4,228
1921 < 5 --
1920 7 3,759
1919 < 5 --
1918 5 4,686
1917 < 5 --
1916 6 3,814
1915 8 3,021
1914 < 5 --
1913 8 2,233
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.