Given name & surname
Procopio
“one who is progressive”
Procopio is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is progressive.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “one who is progressive.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
In Italian usage, Procopio developed from Προκόπιος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Procopio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 39 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1976. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 231 as a first name in 2020; 2,021 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Procopio’s family of names
In Italian usage, Procopio developed from the Ancient Greek form Προκόπιος. In Italian usage, Procopio has a conventional equivalent in the French form Procope. In Galician usage, Procopio has a conventional equivalent in the English form Procopius.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Procopio has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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