How Many People Are Named Rocket?
people named Rocket are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 802,311 people in the US has this name
Based on 429 babies named Rocket in Social Security records from 2001 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
37 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rocket, 10.5% were girls and 89.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Rocket fell from 16.7% in the 2010s to 3.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rocket alive today is about 9 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rocket first appears in the records in 2001 and was given most often in 2015, to 37 babies. In 2025, 23 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2001 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rocket has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,796, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #4,506. Among girls, its best rank was #10,017, in 2015.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,506 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,796 (2021) | #10,017 (2015) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,823 in the 2010s | #16,601 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rocket alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rocket were born in California than in any other state: about 48 of those alive today.
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