How Many People Are Named Rock?
An estimated 2,233 people in the United States have the first name Rock. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Rock peaked in popularity in 1957 with 155 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rock as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rock paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,233
About 1 in 153,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1957
155 births
Total Registered
2,664
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rock
Rock is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,664 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rock as a male name
Ranked #4,998 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (155 births)
Rock: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rock span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 908 babies were registered. Rock has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rock by Decade
How has Rock tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rock by State
Birth registrations for Rock span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Michigan. The lowest are in Missouri, Massachusetts, Kansas. On average, about 33 Rocks were registered per state.
Rock + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rock as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rock
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rock: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rock?
We estimate approximately 2,233 people named Rock are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 153,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Rock a common name?
Rock is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,664 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rock most popular?
Rock reached peak popularity in 1957, when 155 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rock is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rock a male name?
Rock is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rock Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rock Smith, Rock Johnson, Rock Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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