Unisex name · since 1913
Socorro
Socorro has 6,912 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,164 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,912
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Socorro currently ranks #10164 among unisex names in America, with 6,912 babies recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Socorro recorded 6,912 times among girls since 1913, holding rank #10164 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #2,090 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,164 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,912 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Socorro ranks #2,090 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,164 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,912 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,164 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,912
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Socorro's 6,912 recorded births place it above 97.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Socorro compares
6,912 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Socorro's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Socorro | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,912 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 160 | 21 | 19,840 |
Socorro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Socorro splits its recorded history at 1969: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 160 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Socorro popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1929)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Socorro popularity over time - boys
549 total births recorded since 1919 (Socorro as boys' name)
Socorro by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,201 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Socorro's strongest decade.
1,201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Socorro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 183
1910s
183 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,201 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,003 births
- 1940s
1940s
945 births
- 1950s
1950s
934 births
- 1960s
1960s
715 births
- 1970s
1970s
617 births
- 1980s
1980s
536 births
- 1990s 428
1990s
428 births
- 2000s 212
2000s
212 births
- 2010s 86
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,201 births (17% of all-time use).
How Socorro 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 Socorro's total volume
Socorro by state
Where Socorro concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,295 | 33.2% |
| #2 | California | | 2,153 | 31.1% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 717 | 10.4% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 303 | 4.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 145 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 127 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.1% |
2,295 of 6,912 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Socorro's data
- Socorro's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,201 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Socorros (2,295 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Socorro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Socorro 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.