Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1991

Rocio

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #3,377 Trend ↓ Falling 11%
Rank 2025
#3,377
among girls · ↓688 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Rocio · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,941
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1991
480 babies
All-time total
13,762
#1,397 all-time among girls
First recorded
1952
in Social Security records

Rocio popularity over time

13,762 babies have been named Rocio since 1952, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 59 – 59 6 – #3,224
1960s 347 – 347 35 +488% #1,555
1970s 1,774 54 1,828 183 +427% #652
1980s 3,343 188 3,531 353 +93% #538
1990s 3,852 177 4,029 403 +14% #524
2000s 2,529 7 2,536 254 -37% #779
2010s 1,033 – 1,033 103 -59% #1,480
2020s (to 2025) 399 – 399 67 -36% #2,209

Where Rocio is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 44 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 41 0.03 outside top 500

Where Rocio is most popular

Girls named Rocio per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.041 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, Texas, and California.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rocio 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nevada 5 0.108 +163%
Texas 57 0.071 +73%
California 59 0.070 +72%
New York 17 0.043 +5%
Florida 17 0.040 ≈ national
Georgia 5 0.022 -46%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Rocio

Rocio is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,377 in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1952, 13,762 American babies have been named Rocio. Its peak came in 1991, when 480 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Rocio stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rocio?

The median living Rocio is about 33 years old; half are between 23 and 42. An estimated 13 thousand people named Rocio are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

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

Rocio 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 46 #3,377 – –
2024 65 #2,689 – –
2023 72 #2,490 – –
2022 64 #2,718 – –
2021 85 #2,209 – –
2020 67 #2,576 – –
2019 78 #2,324 – –
2018 70 #2,528 – –
2017 72 #2,505 – –
2016 74 #2,474 – –
2015 104 #1,948 – –
2014 97 #2,032 – –
2013 110 #1,845 – –
2012 149 #1,502 – –
2011 126 #1,678 – –
2010 153 #1,480 – –
2009 225 #1,127 – –
2008 196 #1,273 – –
2007 215 #1,187 – –
2006 274 #955 – –
2005 243 #1,007 – –
2004 285 #864 – –
2003 272 #888 – –
2002 291 #805 – –
2001 233 #954 – –
2000 295 #779 7 #8,942
1995 360 #616 22 #3,169
1990 432 #548 15 #3,929
1985 348 #567 23 #2,341
1980 325 #571 16 #2,931
1975 181 #779 8 #4,226
1970 96 #1,195 – –
1965 34 #2,020 – –
1960 11 #4,115 – –
1955 9 #4,313 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rocio?

The median living Rocio is about 33 years old. Half of all living Rocios are between 23 and 42 years old.

How many people named Rocio are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Rocio are alive in the United States, based on 13,762 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rocio in 2025?

Rocio ranked #3,377 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 46 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rocio?

13,762 babies have been named Rocio in the United States since 1952, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rocio most popular?

Rocio peaked in 1991, when 480 newborns received the name.

Is Rocio a boy or girl name?

Rocio is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rocio rising or falling?

Rocio is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rocio become more popular?

Rocio is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Rocio in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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