Given name & surname
Rock
“one who is calm; restful”
In English use, Rock has a related form in Rocco. One Italian interpretation is “one who is calm; restful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Rock has a related form in Rocco. One Italian interpretation is “one who is calm; restful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Rock has a related form in Rocco. An origin associated with Rocco is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Rock has a related form in Rocco. The history of Rocco gives this family its wider story. Rocco’s historical associations include a 14th-century saint, a Frenchman from Montpelier.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rock through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,681
- 2,681 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 155 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,566 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,566 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 155 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,661 as a first name in 2020; 18,692 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rock’s family of names
In English usage, Rock has a diminutive in Rocky. In English usage, Rock as a surname shares a linguistic root with Rocha. Rock has a related form in Rocco.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Rock has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rock
- Rock HudsonAmerican actor (1925–1985)
- Rock DemersCanadian film producer (1933–2021)
- Rock AllenAmerican boxerborn 1981
Characters named Rock: Rock Howard (Garou: Mark of the Wolves and The King of Fighters).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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