How to say it
ROC · co
/ˈrɑː.koʊ/
Masculine
Rocco
Rest, repose
What it means
An Italian name from the Germanic hrok, 'rest,' carried by Saint Roch, protector against plague.
Rocco is an Italian classic from the Germanic hrok, meaning 'rest' or 'repose.' Saint Roch, the medieval pilgrim invoked against the plague, spread it across Catholic Europe. It reads warm, sturdy, and unmistakably Italian, with a tough-guy charm that Hollywood likes. Madonna picked it for her son. Said RAH-koh.
Popularity over time
peaked at #283 in 1922, currently #459 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Nickname
Rocky.
- Spelling
From Saint Roch; an Italian staple.
Spelling variants
- Rocko
- Roch
- Rocky