Given name & surname
Socorro
“one who offers help and relief”·“one who offers help”
Socorro is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who offers help and relief” (Spanish) and “one who offers help” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who offers help and relief” (Spanish) and “one who offers help” (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 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Socorro through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,461
- 549 boys · 6,912 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 176 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,805 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,805 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 160 in 1929. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,525 as a first name in 2020; 840 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.
Socorro’s family of names
Socorro has a related form in Sockoro. Socorro has a related form in Sockorro. Socorro has a related form in Socorio.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Socorro
- Socorro BonillaMexican actress (1943-)
- Socorro AcioliBrazilian writerborn 1975
- Socorro Ramosbusinesswoman, owner of National Bookstoreborn 1923
- Socorro AvelarMexican actress (1925–2003)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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