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Rocco

Boy

Meaning of Rocco: Italian: 'rest'

Rocco is a boy's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 474th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 259th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#474

679 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#259

181 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

31,684

First recorded 1891 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 150 babies1982: 135 babies1983: 139 babies1984: 137 babies1985: 133 babies1986: 120 babies1987: 146 babies1988: 121 babies1989: 142 babies1990: 139 babies19901991: 106 babies1992: 130 babies1993: 124 babies1994: 124 babies1995: 130 babies1996: 115 babies1997: 98 babies1998: 102 babies1999: 98 babies2000: 118 babies20002001: 238 babies2002: 225 babies2003: 299 babies2004: 439 babies2005: 443 babies2006: 530 babies2007: 627 babies2008: 707 babies2009: 785 babies2010: 725 babies20102011: 709 babies2012: 686 babies2013: 693 babies2014: 658 babies2015: 657 babies2016: 680 babies2017: 663 babies2018: 610 babies2019: 576 babies2020: 596 babies20202021: 586 babies2022: 581 babies2023: 592 babies2024: 609 babies2025: 679 babies
US babies named Rocco per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 785.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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