Rocky

Meaning: Rock
Origin: English — From the word rock, also a short form of Rocco or Robert

Boy's name · #568 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Rocky is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1955, when it ranked #240. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 29,000 boys since 1913, ranked #568 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#244 in New Zealand (2025) · #522 in England & Wales (2025) · #647 in Scotland (2025) · #756 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,204 in Austria (2025) · #785 in Ireland (2024) · #937 in Netherlands (2024) · #6,088 in France (2024) · #22,214 in Italy (2022) · #7,920 in Ecuador (2021).

Famous Rockys

Rocky Marciano — American boxer (1923–1969)
Rocky Carroll — American actor (born 1963)
Rocky Johnson — Canadian professional wrestler (1944–2020)
Rocky Graziano — American boxer (1919–1990)
Rocky Bleier — American football player (born 1946)

In stories & tradition

Rocky Balboa — Character in the Rocky film series
Rocky — Looney Tunes (film series)
Rocky the Flying Squirrel — Fictional squirrel from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show

What Rockys become

Among 227 notable people named Rocky:

Sports figures appear 2.4× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rocky Graziano, American boxer (1919–1990).

Similar names: Vaughn · Rocco · Jackie · Bruce · Ronnie · Ricky

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