Names / Boy names
Rocket
Current rank
#4,507
and easing
All-time peak
#3,800
in 2021
First recorded
2001
in U.S. data
Children named
429
since 2001
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,800 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(ROK-it) — For the speed demon. The name makes its debut in U.S. records in 2001. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 429 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.