Girls' name · since 1952
Rocio
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 13,336 babies named Rocio, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,336
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rocio is the #3352 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 13,336 recorded since 1952.
Rocio has 13,336 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3352 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #1,397 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,352 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,336 born since 1952
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rocio ranks #1,397 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,352 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,336 born since 1952, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,336
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rocio's 13,336 recorded births place it above 98.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rocio compares
13,336 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rocio's all-time total is 35x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rocio | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,336 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 450 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rocio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rocio splits its recorded history at 1989: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 450 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rocio popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 450
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Rocio popularity over time - boys
426 total births recorded since 1971 (Rocio as boys' name)
Rocio by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,852 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Rocio's strongest decade.
3,852 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Rocio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 59
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 347
1960s
347 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,774 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,343 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,852 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,529 births
- 2010s 1,033
2010s
1,033 births
- 2020s 399
2020s
399 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,852 births (29% of all-time use).
How Rocio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rocio's total volume
Rocio by state
Where Rocio concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,910 | 44.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,561 | 19.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 892 | 6.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 552 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 373 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 336 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 106 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 103 | 0.8% |
5,910 of 13,336 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Rocio appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rocio's data
- Rocio's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,852 total births); usage has since declined to 399 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rocios (5,910 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Rocio
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rocio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rocio draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.