Given name
Rockie
“one who is calm; restful”
Rockie is a variant of Rocco. One Italian interpretation is “one who is calm; restful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rockie is a variant of Rocco. One Italian interpretation is “one who is calm; restful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rockie is a variant of 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rockie is a variant of 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
Rockie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,071
- 943 boys · 128 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,763 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,763 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 847 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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