Rock Names for Boys

There are 12 Rock names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Rock names 1 to 12. Carson was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, Irish, and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the Breton, English, German, and Scottish Alan, the English, German, and Scandinavian Peter, the German and Scandinavian Axel, the English and German Gary, and the English and Scottish name, Craig. The unusual Rock names are Alban (English and German), Albion (English and Albanian), Haldor (Scandinavian), Petronio (Italian), Duane (English and Irish), and Jethro (English).

Rock names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1950s; prior to that, they were of only occasional use. At the height of their usage in 1951, 3.323% of baby boys were given Rock names. There were 6 Rock names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Rock names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 6 Rock names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.595%. Within all Rock names, the English, Irish, and Scottish Carson was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #90 and a usage of 0.2319%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Alan 129 ... little rock; harmony, ...Alan has the meaning little rock; harmony, peace ...

Alban ... man from Alba; the Albanian ... 'white' ; alp meaning 'rock' ...

Albion ... white rock; man from ... its meaning is 'white rock' - in this context, ...

Carson 90 ... rock, coastal rocks; ... 'carr' which means rock, coastal rocks ...

Craig 539 ... rock ...From the word creag with the meaning 'rock' ...

Haldor ... Thor's rock ...The meaning of Haldor is Thor's rock ... + 'thor' which mean rock + thunder, thunder god ...

Peter 178 ... rock, stone ... 'petros' which means rock, stone ... Peter shall be the 'rock' on which the church ...

Petronio ... from a rocky place; ... 'petros' meaning rock, stone ; 'petro' ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Axel 287 ... God the Father is peace ... due to the fame of the rock star Axl Rose (1962-). ...

Duane ... little dark one ... associated with the rock and roll era. ...

Gary 388 ... spear ... and the English glam rock star Gary Glitter (Paul ...

Jethro ... excellence, abundance ... English progressive rock band Jethro Tull, whose ...