Given name & surname
Rocio
“covered with dewdrops”·“covered with dew”
Rocio is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “covered with dewdrops” (Spanish) and “covered with dew” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “covered with dewdrops” (Spanish) and “covered with dew” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rocio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,762
- 426 boys · 13,336 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 480 babies
- 2025
- 46
- #3,377 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 46 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,377 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 450 in 1992. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 35,800 as a first name in 2020; 420 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.
Rocio’s family of names
Rocio has a related form in Roceo. Rocio has a related form in Rociyo.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Rocio
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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