Rocco is a moderately popular boys' name in United States, ranking #459 in 2025 with 679 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2009 with 785 births ranking #385. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 490.4%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 2,516 boys born was named Rocco. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Rocco is an Italian form of a Germanic name that is possibly linked to a word meaning "crow" or "rook". The source presents the bird meaning as probable rather than absolutely fixed.
The name has long historical use in continental Europe and is strongly associated with Saint Rocco, a 14th-century plague saint. That saintly connection gives it a much deeper history than many of the modern surname and sound-based names.