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Rocky Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Rocky?

Ranking 911th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rocky is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #240 in 1955.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1957 with 910 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Rocky was less than 5, most recently in 1912.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rocky occurred roughly during the years 1926-1929, 1938-1954, 1974-1977, and 2004-2007, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1929-1932, 1961-1966, and 1986-1989.

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

How popular will Rocky be?

Rocky's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Rocky for their newborn has risen.

The name Rocky is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Rocky (Girl)Rocky (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 12 8,981 234 911
2017 10 10,529 216 959
2016 < 5 -- 217 954
2015 6 16,006 231 926
2014 < 5 -- 211 987
2013 < 5 -- 197 997
2012 < 5 -- 188 1,033
2011 < 5 -- 186 1,026
2010 < 5 -- 163 1,141
2009 < 5 -- 187 1,032
2008 < 5 -- 196 999
2007 < 5 -- 216 918
2006 < 5 -- 189 981
2005 < 5 -- 180 971
2004 < 5 -- 159 1,033
2003 < 5 -- 160 995
2002 < 5 -- 148 1,038
2001 < 5 -- 159 972
2000 < 5 -- 172 905
1999 < 5 -- 131 1,054
1998 < 5 -- 140 987
1997 < 5 -- 142 950
1996 < 5 -- 142 923
1995 < 5 -- 189 782
1994 < 5 -- 175 802
1993 < 5 -- 203 732
1992 < 5 -- 189 754
1991 < 5 -- 208 702
1990 < 5 -- 235 657
1989 < 5 -- 228 664
1988 < 5 -- 295 532
1987 < 5 -- 316 503
1986 < 5 -- 410 426
1985 < 5 -- 411 423
1984 5 11,713 426 401
1983 6 9,930 486 362
1982 9 7,326 590 324
1981 8 7,954 592 325
1980 9 7,243 598 321
1979 7 8,742 656 302
1978 12 5,464 553 318
1977 6 9,347 565 328
1976 6 8,943 405 383
1975 < 5 -- 334 430
1974 8 6,715 209 555
1973 < 5 -- 224 524
1972 < 5 -- 231 519
1971 < 5 -- 238 525
1970 6 7,772 254 506
1969 7 6,446 267 470
1968 < 5 -- 243 488
1967 < 5 -- 272 460
1966 < 5 -- 301 441
1965 7 5,681 371 410
1964 8 5,367 455 366
1963 10 4,476 522 339
1962 < 5 -- 560 333
1961 < 5 -- 728 286
1960 12 3,879 860 273
1959 < 5 -- 843 274
1958 9 4,450 779 273
1957 11 3,884 910 251
1956 11 3,857 892 243
1955 8 4,657 856 240
1954 14 3,123 786 247
1953 7 4,932 685 268
1952 6 5,437 540 308
1951 < 5 -- 379 350
1950 6 5,176 300 388
1949 5 5,892 287 397
1948 < 5 -- 208 462
1947 < 5 -- 178 503
1946 < 5 -- 98 653
1945 < 5 -- 85 655
1944 < 5 -- 54 867
1943 < 5 -- 50 947
1942 < 5 -- 49 954
1941 < 5 -- 28 1,270
1940 < 5 -- 22 1,462
1939 < 5 -- 27 1,294
1938 < 5 -- 14 1,965
1937 < 5 -- 21 1,517
1936 < 5 -- 18 1,631
1935 < 5 -- 26 1,347
1934 < 5 -- 26 1,351
1933 < 5 -- 28 1,276
1932 < 5 -- 10 2,603
1931 < 5 -- 15 1,987
1930 < 5 -- 18 1,803
1929 < 5 -- 24 1,514
1928 < 5 -- 17 1,952
1927 < 5 -- 18 1,938
1926 < 5 -- 10 2,870
1925 < 5 -- 18 1,923
1924 < 5 -- 14 2,327
1923 < 5 -- 11 2,743
1922 < 5 -- 17 2,016
1921 < 5 -- 9 3,174
1920 < 5 -- 20 1,807
1919 < 5 -- 12 2,484
1918 < 5 -- 9 3,061
1917 < 5 -- 7 3,485
1916 < 5 -- 12 2,370
1915 < 5 -- 9 2,788
1914 < 5 -- 5 3,660
1913 < 5 -- 6 2,742
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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.