Rocky - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Rocky \r(oc)-ky\ is pronounced RAH-kee. It is of English origin. Nickname for Rocco (Italian), the name of a 14th-century saint. Saint Roque (16th century) was a Spanish saint. The nickname is also familiar today due to champion boxer Rocky Marciano and his fictional counterpart, Rocky Balboa, of the "Rocky" series of movies.

Rocky has 7 variant forms: Rocco, Rock, Rockford, Rockland, Rocklin, Rockwell and Roque.

Baby names that sound like Rocky are Ricky and Rocko.

Rocky is a popular male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Rocky. Click here to compare Rocky with related baby names.