Recorded 1915–1976 Boys' name Peak 1917 39 births

Procopio — boys' name

39 babies named Procopio in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s51930s61970s6
1910s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Procopio was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

6 babies were named Procopio in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Procopio

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Procopio between 1915 and 1976, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Procopio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Procopio performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Procopio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Procopio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Procopio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 39 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Procopio at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

39

Since 1915

62 years of records

Peak year

1917

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1915

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1976

Procopio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1915

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4.555.566.5 1976193719291918191719161915 5

Procopio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
22 births that decade — 56% of Procopio's all-time total
1910s221920s51930s61970s6

Procopio by state

Where Procopio concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Procopio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
10 25.6%
New Mexico share of Procopio's total US births 25.6%

10 of 39 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Procopio?
39 babies have been named Procopio since 1915. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Procopio most popular?
Procopio was most popular in the 1910s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Procopio most popular?
The top states for the name Procopio are New Mexico (10 births).
How long has the name Procopio been used?
Procopio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 62 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Procopio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Prosper, Promise, Prophet, Proctor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.