Rocky
- Pronunciation
- [ROCK-ee]
- IPA
- US /ˈɹɑk.i/; UK /ˈɹɒk.i/
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- English diminutive of Rocco or a nickname suggesting toughness
- Origin
- English nickname
Rocky is an English diminutive of Rocco or a nickname for a tough person. Rocky Balboa is the boxer at the center of the 1976 film Rocky and its sequels. PAW Patrol has a mixed-breed recycling pup named Rocky.
About Rocky
Roxy sounds similar but belongs to another name family, so the pair can be difficult to distinguish when called aloud. PAW Patrol describes its Rocky as a mixed-breed Recycling Pup and fixer.
Sources & Verification
Evidence reviewed 2026-09-24.
Variant Forms
Rocco is a source form rather than a spelling variant. Rock and Rockwell are separate English word or surname names.
Similar Names
Rocky in NYC dog-license records
Ranks are within each NYC license extract, not national puppy rankings. Each row in the source is a license period, so a dog renewed within the same extract year can be counted more than once. These are record counts, not counts of unique dogs. The 2026 extract was retrieved on 2026-09-24.
| Extract year | Rank | Licensed records | Source | Retrieved / reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #5 | 811 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2017 | #5 | 541 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2018 | #6 | 489 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2022 | #8 | 1610 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2023 | #9 | 578 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2024 | #9 | 568 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
| 2026 | #9 | 521 | NYC Open Data | 2026-09-24 |
Practical Use Check
Sound-alike call
If another dog is named Roxy, call Rocky and Roxy separately without gestures. If both dogs repeatedly orient to either call, choose a less similar pair.
Famous Dogs Named Rocky
- Rocky · Mixed-breed Rocky is PAW Patrol’s mixed-breed recycling pup and fixer. Official source