Rocco Boy
How popular is Rocco?
#459 boy name in 2025
679 baby boys were named Rocco in the US in 2025, making it the 459th most popular boy name.
Rocco popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #459 for boys (▲ 42 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 679 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #463 in 2015, #491 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (785 boys) |
| Highest rank | #281 in 1922 |
| First recorded | 1891 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rocco counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rocco family of names ranked #439 for boys in 2025 (#473 the year before), with 696 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rocco | 679 | 98% |
| Rocko | 17 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rocco is most popular
Babies named Rocco per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Connecticut: 1.4 per 1,000 (92 boys)
- New Jersey: 1.3 per 1,000 (264 boys)
- New York: 1.0 per 1,000 (421 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 1.0 per 1,000 (257 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.9 per 1,000 (127 boys)
Rocco by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 80 | #502 |
| 1900s | 203 | #357 |
| 1910s | 2,157 | #291 |
| 1920s | 3,316 | #281 |
| 1930s | 1,755 | #372 |
| 1940s | 1,523 | #475 |
| 1950s | 2,200 | #472 |
| 1960s | 1,785 | #517 |
| 1970s | 1,415 | #625 |
| 1980s | 1,368 | #706 |
| 1990s | 1,166 | #865 |
| 2000s | 4,411 | #385 |
| 2010s | 6,657 | #392 |
| 2020s | 3,643 | #459 |
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Questions
- Is Rocco a boy or girl name?
- Rocco is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rocco were boys.
- How popular is the name Rocco?
- 679 baby boys were named Rocco in the US in 2025, making it the 459th most popular boy name.
- When was Rocco most popular?
- Rocco peaked in 2009, when 785 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #281 in 1922.
- How many people are named Rocco?
- 31,684 babies have been named Rocco in the US since 1880. We estimate about 22,385 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Rocco most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rocco was most common in Connecticut, at 1.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.