Rockwell

Meaning: Not established
Origin: English surname — Today most common in Utah, possibly after Porter Rockwell, bodyguard of the Latter Day Saint founder Joseph Smith, also the surname of the painter Norman Rockwell

Boy's name · #1940 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Rockwell reached its best rank, #1516, in 2017 and ranked #1940 in 2025. Roughly 1,800 boys have been named Rockwell since 1914.

In recent years, Rockwell ran about 18× its national rate in Utah.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how Rockwell ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,789 in Canada (2025) · #5,120 in England & Wales (2024).

It is also an American family name — about 12,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Sam Rockwell — American actor (born 1968)
Norman Rockwell — American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)
Lew Rockwell — American libertarian author, editor, and political consultant (born 1944)

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