Rocky

What Rocky means

Means “surname”

Diminutive of Rock (“surname”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Rocky” (revision 93673379), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Rocky?

US: Rising: up from #925 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #873 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1957, when 909 boys got the name (#252 that year). First in the US records in 1913.

How common

• About 1 in 3,285 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,675 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 4,910 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in HI (3.77 per 1,000 boys), UT (1.73 per 1,000 boys), NM (1.08 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Rocky is #568 in the US and #522 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 92.4% of US babies named Rocky were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Ricky248 US · 11 E&W
• Rickey45 US
• Rocko17 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Rocky

Boys

• Sonny#298Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #822 in 2015, #298 in 2025
• Warren#240“river, water”^*
• Stetson#136“site in the Parish of South Brent”^*
• Arthur#87possibly “bear”^*
• Beau#60Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 2025
• Colter#157Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #157 vs #1,466 in 2025

For a sister

• Rosemary#251“dew of the sea”^*
• Ruth#173Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1920, with 26,102 babies; 1,781 in 2025
• Stevie#203Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #978 in 2015, #203 in 2025
• Sylvia#300“forest”^*
• Rosie#283Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #775 in 2015, #283 in 2025
• Blair#169“field, plain”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Rocky’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.