Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Rocco name popularity since 1925
27,442 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rocco. Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Rocco is about 22 years old in 2026. Rocco peaked in 2025 as the #459 name for boys, and it ranked #459 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,442
- Named Rocco, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #459
- for boys in 2025 (679 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 5 girls · 27,437 boys
- Most popular in
- New Jersey
- 4.39× its national share
Peak year is the year Rocco made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rocco births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2009. Measured as a share of all babies, Rocco peaked in 2025.
- Steepest fall: Between 1929 and 1934, Rocco's share of baby boys fell by 41%.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, it became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 16,600 baby boys to 1 in 4,510.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rocco's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rocco.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rocco in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,514 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,755 | #412 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,523 | #522 |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,200 | #487 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,785 | #580 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,415 | #768 |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,368 | #771 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,166 | #976 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,411 | #545 |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,657 | #463 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,643 | #459 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
29.8% of babies named Rocco from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Rocco is most popular
The index compares Rocco's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rocco.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4.39× | 3,023 |
| Connecticut | 3.81× | 1,031 |
| New York | 3.17× | 6,015 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.34× | 2,975 |
| Massachusetts | 2.07× | 1,232 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rocco's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rocco.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rocco (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data