How Many People Are Named Rocket?
An estimated 403 people in the United States have the first name Rocket. It is used for both genders, with 88.9% male. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Rocket peaked in popularity in 2015 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rocket 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 Rocket paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
403
About 1 in 850,507 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.9% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2015
37 births
Total Registered
406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rocket
Rocket is predominantly male (88.9%), though 45 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Rocket as a male name
Ranked #5,384 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (29 births)
Rocket as a female name
Ranked #17,184 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2015 (11 births)
Rocket: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rocket span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 239 babies were registered. While Rocket is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rocket by Decade
How has Rocket 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.
Rocket by State
Rocket + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rocket as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rocket
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rocket: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rocket?
We estimate approximately 403 people named Rocket 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 850,507 Americans share this first name.
Is Rocket a common name?
Rocket is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rocket most popular?
Rocket reached peak popularity in 2015, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rocket is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rocket a male name?
Rocket is predominantly male. 88.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rocket Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rocket Smith, Rocket Johnson, Rocket 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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