Rocky

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rocky: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rocky: Recorded every year since 1996, its highest recorded position is #538, reached in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
31times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#538highest recorded position
9groupings it qualifies for

Region

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2023

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2023	#4709

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2024.

In 2024: #538 among boys in England and Wales, #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Rocky by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Rocky in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	17	4 of 10	4
2000s	195	10 of 10	20
2010s	449	10 of 10	45
2020sbusiest	260	5 of 10	52

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 52 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Rocky appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #538 in England and Wales in 2024.

Rocky's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#538	71	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#4709	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#679	51	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#656	53	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#805	40	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#723	45	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#731	45	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#702	49	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#906	34	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#647	54	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#873	35	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#781	40	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#666	50	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#634	55	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#812	37	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#645	50	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#760	38	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#728	40	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#865	30	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1469	13	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1095	19	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1160	16	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1011	18	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1519	9	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1467	9	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1761	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2357	4	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#785	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 29 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #538, first reached in 2024.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 71 births, registered in England and Wales in 2024.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2024, and 28 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Rochelle · #32, 51y
Rocko · #2150, 12y
Roderick · #146, 47y
Rodger · #217, 16y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Anish · #537, 29y
Asia · #537, 29y
Issa · #539, 29y
Allana · #536, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Aditya · #538, 28y
Muskaan · #538, 26y
Anish · #537, 29y
Asia · #537, 29y

Rocky was ranked #538 in England and Wales · Boys in 2024. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Rocky and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Rocky without appearing here.

Rocky moved ahead of

Herman Compare
In 2008 they stood at #2901 and #2901 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #760 and #3744.
Maddison Compare
In 2003 they stood at #3036 and #3036 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1160 and #3651.
Anders Compare
In 2002 they stood at #1519 and #1519 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #1011 and #2857.
Kelly Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1467 and #1467 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1519 and #3225.

Moved ahead of Rocky

Cooper Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1011 and #1248 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1160 and #731.
Arlo Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1011 and #1188 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1160 and #875.
Hudson Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1011 and #1092 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1160 and #1160.

Moved the opposite way to Rocky

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rocky went from #2357 to #538 while Aaron went from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rocky went from #2357 to #538 while Adam went from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rocky went from #2357 to #538 while Alan went from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rocky went from #2357 to #538 while Alex went from #43 to #171.

Moved the same way as Rocky

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rocky went from #2357 to #538 and Albie from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rocky went from #2357 to #538 and Alfie from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rocky went from #2357 to #538 and Alfred from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Rocky went from #2357 to #538 and Archie from #192 to #10.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #538 in England and Wales in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Rocky

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Rocky by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Rocky at a glance

Rocky by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Rocky moved ahead of

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