# Rock (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/rock/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Norse |
| Meaning | “at the oak”, “distaff”, “son of the hound of the rock”, “skirt gown” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,681 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,681 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 13, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun rock. Compare Roach. * Also as an English surname, misdivision of Middle English atter oke (“at the oak”). Compare Nock. * As an English occupational surname, from Old Norse rokkr (“distaff”). Compare Rocker. * As an Irish surname, translated from names like Mac Conchairge (“son of the hound of the rock”), from cú + carraig, see also McHarg. * As a German surname Röck, variant of the personal name Rocco, see Roche. * Also as a German surname, from the noun Rock (“skirt gown”). * As a French surname, shortened from Roquebrune, Rocquebrune (see Rocque) or Larock. Compare Roch.

## What it means

Rock is grouped under mountain.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 4,625 |
| 2012 | 21 | 4,648 |
| 2013 | 32 | 3,394 |
| 2014 | 21 | 4,671 |
| 2015 | 30 | 3,669 |
| 2016 | 32 | 3,506 |
| 2017 | 17 | 5,478 |
| 2018 | 16 | 5,727 |
| 2019 | 23 | 4,449 |
| 2020 | 20 | 4,829 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4,749 |
| 2022 | 15 | 6,086 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7,207 |
| 2024 | 20 | 5,021 |
| 2025 | 17 | 5,566 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 | 2,636 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4,810 |

## People named Rock

- Rock Hudson, American actor (1925–1985)
- Rock Demers, Canadian film producer (1933–2021)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.