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The first name Socorro

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Socorro at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 9 girls born in the United States were named Socorro, the 10,805th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1929, when 160 were.

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GirlsBoys
7,461
babies named Socorro since 1880
#10,805
rank in 2025
1929
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Socorro

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Kuh Ledesma
    Filipino singer (born 1955)

Questions

Is Socorro a boy's or a girl's name?
Both. Of the 7,461 US babies named Socorro since 1880, 93% were girls and 7% boys.
When was Socorro most popular?
1929 in the United States, when 160 babies were named Socorro, its highest rank at 539th.