Rocky

English, Italian

"rock or rest"

Rocky Origin and Meaning

The name Rocky is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "rock or rest".

How many decades will it take for Rocky to triumph over its association with Sylvester Stallone's battered but not beaten boxer? The moment may have come, now that Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have named their son Rocky. It helps, too, that Madonna's son Rocco helped make the name child-appropriate again.

Rocky Rank in US Top 1000

# 891 in the US

Rocky Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 502 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Rocky

• 891 US 2023
• 502 Nameberry 2025
• 191 Unisex 2023
• 785 Future 2028
• 689 England 2023
• 7 Dogs 2023
• 30 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Rocky

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Rocky.

• Buddy
• Brick
• Butch
• Flash
• Justice
• Cliff
• King
• Elvis
• Diesel
• Prince
• Major
• Rocket
• Copper
• Ax
• Shooter
• Jet
• Buck
• Tennessee
• Bandit
• London

Famous People Named Rocky

• Rocky Marciano (born Rocco Francis Marchegiano) American boxer
• Thomas Rocco "Rocky" Graziano American boxer
• Rocky Elsom Australian Rugby Union Player
• Rocky Mark Lynch American guitarist of band R5
• Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson American politician
• Roscoe "Rocky" Carroll American actor
• Rocky Johnson ring name of Wayde Douglas Bowles, Canadian pro wrestler and father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
• Rocky James Prinze (b. 2012) son of actors Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.
• Rocky Joe Boatman son of actor and poker player Ross Boatman
• Rocky the stage name of Park Minhyuk; dancer, rapper and vocalist of South Korean boy band Astro
• Rocky Barnes model
• Rocky Valentine Adlon daughter of Pamela Adlon
• Raquel "Rocky" Dakota reality TV star
• Raquel "Rocky" Santiago reality TV star

The name Rocky in Pop Culture

• Rocky Balboa main character in the "Rocky" films
• Rocket J. "Rocky" Squirrel main character in animated series "Rocky & Bullwinkle"
• Rocky Rodent character in video game "Rocky Rodent"
• Rocky Sullivan main character of the film "Angels with Dirty Faces"
• Rocky Wrenches character in the Super Mario Bros. video games
• Rocky and Mugsy gangster characters in Looney Tunes cartoons
• "Rocky " comic strip and its lead character
• Joseph "Rocky" Rockford character on TV's "The Rockford Files"
• Rocky the Breakdown Crane character on TV series "Thomas and Friends "
• Rocky the Rooster a main character in animated film "Chicken Run"
• Rocky character on animated series "PAW Patrol"
• Rocky Robinson character in the animated series "The Amazing World of Gumball"
• Rocky a main character in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
• Rocky DeSantos red/blue ranger character in the Power Rangers series
• "Rocky Handsome " 2016 Indian film and its main character
• Rocky Rayburn baby character in Netflix's "Bloodline"
• Rocky Gibraltar toy wrestler in the Toy Story series
• Raquel Oprah "Rocky" Blue female character on TV's "Shake It Up"
• Rocky Ranginui character in the film "BOY"