How Many People Are Named Rocco?
An estimated 22,136 people in the United States have the first name Rocco. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Rocco peaked in popularity in 2009 with 785 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rocco as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rocco paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
22,136
About 1 in 15,484 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2009
785 births
Total Registered
31,003
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rocco
Rocco is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 31,003 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rocco as a male name
Ranked #500 in 2024
609 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (785 births)
Rocco as a female name
Ranked #11,720 in 1984
5 female births in 1984
Peak: 1984 (5 births)
Rocco: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rocco span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,657 babies were registered. While Rocco is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rocco by Decade
How has Rocco tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rocco by State
Birth registrations for Rocco span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Alabama, Kentucky, Idaho. On average, about 678 Roccos were registered per state.
Rocco + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rocco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rocco
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rocco: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rocco?
We estimate approximately 22,136 people named Rocco are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 15,484 Americans share this first name.
Is Rocco a common name?
Rocco is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31,003 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rocco most popular?
Rocco reached peak popularity in 2009, when 785 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rocco is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rocco a male name?
Rocco is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rocco Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rocco Smith, Rocco Johnson, Rocco Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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