Rock comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Rest.
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How popular is Rock?
1957peak year
The name Rock reached its peak in 1957, with 155 registrations (ranked #618). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1913, roughly 44 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5068) today, averaging about 21 new babies per year. Rock has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 2,664 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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