Rockwell
Rockwell was the 1940th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1516th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 226 places. More babies were named Rockwell in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,940 boys, down 351 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 80boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,801babies recorded
Rockwell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,940 | 80 |
| 2020 | #1,589 | 103 |
| 2010 | #3,363 | 33 |
| 2000 | #6,725 | 10 |
| 1990 | #7,016 | 7 |
| 1980 | #7,076 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,620 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,495 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,098 | 14 |
| 1940 | #3,844 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rockwell, counting every spelling?
Rockwell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rockwell?
80 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rockwell (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rockwell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 105 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rockwell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rockwell?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Rockwell are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Rockwell a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rockwell by state
How common Rockwell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (21.3×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Rockwell
How popular is the name Rockwell?
Rockwell was the 1940th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1516th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 226 places. More babies were named Rockwell in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rockwell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rockwell in the US.
Where is Rockwell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rockwell was most common in Utah (0.97 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and Maryland.