How Many People Are Named Rockford?
An estimated 602 people in the United States have the first name Rockford. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Rockford peaked in popularity in 1979 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rockford 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 Rockford paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
602
About 1 in 569,359 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1979
20 births
Total Registered
699
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rockford
Rockford is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 699 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rockford as a male name
Ranked #12,011 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (20 births)
Rockford: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rockford span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 131 babies were registered. While Rockford is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rockford by Decade
How has Rockford 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.
Rockford + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rockford as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rockford
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Rockford: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rockford?
We estimate approximately 602 people named Rockford 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 569,359 Americans share this first name.
Is Rockford a common name?
Rockford is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 699 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rockford most popular?
Rockford reached peak popularity in 1979, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rockford is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rockford a male name?
Rockford is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rockford Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rockford Smith, Rockford Johnson, Rockford 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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