Rockne
Rockne was an American automobile brand produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, from 1932 to 1933. The brand was named for University of Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne and the automobiles were produced in Detroit, Michigan.
Meaning & Origin of Rockne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rockne was an American automobile brand produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, from 1932 to 1933. The brand was named for University of Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne and the automobiles were produced in Detroit, Michigan.
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The Story of Rockne
Rockne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1931, with 17 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1931, when 17 Rocknes were born — ranking #1,770 that year. As of 2026, Rockne ranks #10,994 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 398 Rocknes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rockne
Rockne is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 398 births in the dataset. Rockne's peak popularity came in 1931 when it ranked #1,770. Use the chart and map above to compare Rockne'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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