boys' name ★ peaked 2009

Rocco

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #459 Trend → Stable

From the Italian form of the name of French 14th century saint Roch, of Germanic origin.

Rank 2025
#459
among boys · ↑42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
679
named Rocco · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,516
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2009
785 babies
All-time total
31,684
#662 all-time among boys
First recorded
1891
in Social Security records

Rocco popularity over time

31,684 babies have been named Rocco since 1891, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 80 80 8 – #517
1900s – 203 203 20 +154% #364
1910s – 2,157 2,157 216 +963% #292
1920s – 3,316 3,316 332 +54% #283
1930s – 1,755 1,755 176 -47% #372
1940s – 1,523 1,523 152 -13% #475
1950s – 2,200 2,200 220 +44% #474
1960s – 1,785 1,785 179 -19% #517
1970s – 1,415 1,415 142 -21% #628
1980s 5 1,368 1,373 137 -3% #709
1990s – 1,166 1,166 117 -15% #873
2000s – 4,411 4,411 441 +278% #385
2010s – 6,657 6,657 666 +51% #392
2020s (to 2025) – 3,643 3,643 607 -9% #459

Where Rocco is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 691 0.40 #453
2027 700 0.41 #448
2028 709 0.42 #445
2029 716 0.42 #441
2030 723 0.42 #438

Where Rocco is most popular

Boys named Rocco per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.353 per 1,000. Strongest in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Rocco born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Connecticut 92 1.36 +285%
New Jersey 264 1.31 +272%
New York 421 0.972 +176%
Pennsylvania 257 0.968 +174%
Massachusetts 127 0.924 +162%
Rhode Island 15 0.920 +161%
Ohio 187 0.706 +100%
Illinois 139 0.544 +54%
Colorado 59 0.457 +30%
Oregon 31 0.408 +16%
Florida 185 0.391 +11%
Minnesota 47 0.383 +9%
Michigan 78 0.381 +8%
Maryland 43 0.361 ≈ national
California 319 0.349 ≈ national
Arizona 57 0.348 ≈ national
Iowa 23 0.334 -5%
Hawaii 5 0.322 -9%
Virginia 57 0.300 -15%
New Hampshire 6 0.270 -23%
Nevada 15 0.263 -25%
South Carolina 26 0.252 -29%
North Carolina 57 0.223 -37%
Washington 34 0.208 -41%
Wisconsin 24 0.203 -43%
Tennessee 33 0.183 -48%
Idaho 7 0.171 -52%
Kansas 11 0.160 -55%
West Virginia 5 0.153 -57%
Indiana 22 0.137 -61%
Missouri 18 0.130 -63%
Texas 111 0.126 -64%
Utah 11 0.115 -67%
Georgia 29 0.114 -68%
Kentucky 6 0.060 -83%
Oklahoma 5 0.057 -84%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Mexico – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rocco

Rocco is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #459 in 2025 with 679 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1891, 31,684 American babies have been named Rocco. Its peak came in 2009, when 785 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rocco stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rocco?

The median living Rocco is about 17 years old; half are between 9 and 45. An estimated 23 thousand people named Rocco are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rocco year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 679 #459
2024 – – 609 #501
2023 – – 592 #508
2022 – – 581 #512
2021 – – 586 #502
2020 – – 596 #492
2019 – – 576 #498
2018 – – 610 #481
2017 – – 663 #457
2016 – – 680 #455
2015 – – 657 #463
2014 – – 658 #451
2013 – – 693 #424
2012 – – 686 #415
2011 – – 709 #400
2010 – – 725 #392
2009 – – 785 #385
2008 – – 707 #417
2007 – – 627 #447
2006 – – 530 #490
2005 – – 443 #545
2004 – – 439 #538
2003 – – 299 #665
2002 – – 225 #768
2001 – – 238 #732
2000 – – 118 #1,171
1995 – – 130 #976
1990 – – 139 #873
1985 – – 133 #771
1980 – – 150 #711
1975 – – 117 #768
1970 – – 141 #702
1965 – – 174 #580
1960 – – 236 #517
1955 – – 228 #487
1950 – – 177 #503
1945 – – 132 #522
1940 – – 123 #527
1935 – – 179 #412
1930 – – 238 #372
1925 – – 316 #320
1920 – – 372 #292
1915 – – 290 #295
1910 – – 47 #381
1905 – – 19 #545
1900 – – 12 #777
1895 – – 8 #857
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Rocco

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rocco Siffredi Rocco Siffredi Italian pornographic actor (born 1964) Contemporary
  2. 2 Rocco Buttiglione Rocco Buttiglione Italian politician (born 1948) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rocco, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rocco?

The median living Rocco is about 17 years old. Half of all living Roccos are between 9 and 45 years old.

How many people named Rocco are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Rocco are alive in the United States, based on 31,684 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rocco mean?

From the Italian form of the name of French 14th century saint Roch, of Germanic origin.

How popular is the name Rocco in 2025?

Rocco ranked #459 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 679 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rocco?

31,684 babies have been named Rocco in the United States since 1891, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rocco most popular?

Rocco peaked in 2009, when 785 newborns received the name.

Is Rocco a boy or girl name?

Rocco is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rocco rising or falling?

Rocco has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rocco become more popular?

Rocco looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 723 boys named Rocco in 2030, ranking around #438. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rocco?

Well-known people named Rocco include Rocco Siffredi (pornographic actor), Rocco Buttiglione (politician).

Names like Rocco

Names that sound and feel close to Rocco: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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