Rockey
Rockey is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Rockey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rockey is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Rockey
Rockey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 51 Rockeys were born — ranking #1,064 that year. As of 2026, Rockey ranks #10,812 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 941 Rockeys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rockey
Rockey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 941 births in the dataset. Rockey's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #1,064. Use the chart and map above to compare Rockey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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