Boys' name · since 1915

Roque

2,583 babies named Roque in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,810 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,901 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,583
born since 1915
1990s
peak decade

Roque currently ranks #5901 among boys' names in America, with 2,583 babies recorded since 1915.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roque has been recorded 2,583 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #5901 nationally and more common than 58% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #2,810 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,901 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,583 born since 1915
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roque ranks #2,810 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,901 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,583 born since 1915, peaking in the 1990s.

#2,810 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,901 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,583
born since 1915
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%57.6%
Roque vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Roque's 2,583 recorded births place it above 93.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Roque compares

2,583 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Roque's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Roque Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,583 369 358,536
Peak-year births 54 34 22,252

Roque's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Roque's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Roque popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
54
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
0204060 191519321946196019741988200220162025 15

Roque by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (401 births, 16% of the file).

1990s was Roque's strongest decade.

401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Roque births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 401 births (16% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Roque compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Roque's total volume

Roque vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -52, 5.5%-146, 2.8%-67, 3.6%-93, 3.2%-132, 3.5%-119, 2.3%-45, 6.6%-132, 2.7%-38, 17.3%-42, 7.8%-122, 2.6%-146, 2.4%-39, 4.9%-100, 5.3%-26, 10.4%Roque-111, 2.1%Roque
Roque vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Roque by state

Where Roque concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Roque
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
811 31.4%
#2 California
577 22.3%
#3 Arizona
16 0.6%
#4 Florida
11 0.4%
#5 New York
6 0.2%
#6 Illinois
5 0.2%
#7 New Mexico
5 0.2%
#8 Washington
5 0.2%
Texas share of Roque's total US births 31.4%
Even split

811 of 2,583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roque?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 2,583 babies named Roque. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,810 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #5,901 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 54 births.
Where does Roque sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roque ranks #2,810 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,901 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Roque most popular?
Roque was most popular in the 1990s decade with 401 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Roque most popular?
The top states for the name Roque are Texas (811 births), California (577 births), Arizona (16 births).
How long has the name Roque been used?
The SSA has tracked Roque since 1915 -- 111 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Roque?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roquan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Roque's data

  • Roque's decade-level peak was the 1990s (401 total births); usage has since declined to 131 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Roques (811 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Roque

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Roque: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2025 (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 Roque 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.