Socorro

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Socorro is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name19K records spelled Socorro2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain

  Also written Socôrro

77 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Socorro is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Portuguese, succour; help (aid or assistance given to one in distress)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, relief (provision)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, De latín succurro: sub ‘bajo’ + curro ‘correr’; ‘correr en auxilio, socorrer’.

  as a name·Diccionario etimológico de nombres propios

• In English, county, NM

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• Marian name honouring Nuestra Senora del Socorro ‘Our Lady of Perpetual Succour’.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 113 years between 1913–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Socorro Buenos airesb. 1925MXMexican actress (1925–2003)
• Corín Telladob. 1927ESnot in their usual nameSpanish romantic novelist (1927–2009)
• Socorro Bonillab. 1943MXMexican actress (1943-)
• Socorro Díaz Palaciosb. 1949MXMexican journalist and politician
• Socorro Santiagob. 1951USAmerican actress
• Kuh Ledesmab. 1955PHnot in their usual nameFilipino singer (born 1955)
• Socorro Quintana Leónb. 1962MXMexican politician
• Socorro Aciolib. 1975BRBrazilian writer
• Socorro Herrerab. 1977USAmerican actress
• Socorro Mesab. 2000researcher

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 553 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Socorro?

We estimate roughly 38 thousand people bear Socorro (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Socorro have the most bearers?

Socorro is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled socorro.

How common is Socorro compared with other names?

In Mexico, Socorro is the 106th most common given name of 191,605 given names recorded there.

Is Socorro a male or female name?

Socorro is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Socorro mean?

Recorded meaning: aid, help, relief