Rockwell
Recorded 1914–2025 · United States
Rockwell was most popular in 2017, when 110 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,311 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,107, with 80 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,801 people named Rockwell.
Rockwell over time
How old is the name Rockwell?
Rockwell first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1914, which makes it about 111 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 85 of the 112 years since.
How many people are named Rockwell?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 1,801 American births named Rockwell between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 1,629 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Rockwell in 2025?
80 American babies were named Rockwell in 2025, ranking #4,107 that year.
Is Rockwell getting more or less popular?
Rockwell is rising. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 79 births a year, against 61 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of +31% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Rockwell a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Rockwell is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,801 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Rockwell?
Roughly 1,629 Americans named Rockwell are alive today — 90% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 10 years old, and half are between 6 and 17. That is a narrow band because Rockwell is a young name — it only became common recently, so almost everyone carrying it is still a child or a young adult.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
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How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org