Name meaning & stats
Rocky
Rocky means “shining glory” (Germanic origin). 28,713 US babies since 1940, peak 1957.
What it means
“shining glory”
GermanicPet form of Robert
In US birth records
Peak year: 1957
28,713 US babies were named Rocky between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Rocky (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 94% of the family
- Rocky 94%
- Rockie 3%
- Rockey 3%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1957)