The baby name Roque is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: ROH-keh (IPA: /ˈroke/).
Roque is Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Roque is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: ROH-keh (IPA: /ˈroke/).
Roque is Spanish in Origin.
Roque is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the medieval Latin Rochus, ultimately from Old High German hrok/hroch, interpreted as “rest” or “repose.” The name is closely linked to the 14th-century healer Saint Roch (San Roque), whose legend and patronage during times of plague propelled its spread across Catholic Europe. Though often associated in folk etymology with “rock,” its historical root is Germanic rather than Romance.
Widespread in Iberia and the Americas, Roque appears in place names (San/São Roque) and family lines, maintaining steady but modest use today. Cognates and variants include Roch (French), Rocco (Italian), Roc (Catalan), Roque (Galician), and the Latin Rochus; English Rocky serves as a familiar nickname, alongside Roqui or Roquinho in Spanish and Portuguese. Notable bearers include Paraguayan footballer Roque Santa Cruz, Argentine president Roque Sáenz Peña, and Salvadoran poet Roque Dalton.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #51 | 2 | 749 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AO | 0 | #73 | 5 | 2,729 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| PA | 0 | #134 | 5 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #163 | 802 | 7,628 |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #174 | 5 | 2,508 |
| UY | 0 | #175 | 8 | 2,477 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #190 | 4 | 2,915 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #212 | 290 | 5,922 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #213 | 27 | 3,322 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #214 | 7 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #214 | 10 | 5,842 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #215 | 28 | 5,568 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| PT | 0 | #248 | 3 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| PE | 0 | #297 | 14 | 6,350 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #313 | 55 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #327 | 57 | 11,440 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| BR | 0 | #332 | 14 | 5,969 | |
| GT | 0 | #333 | 6 | 5,948 | |
| France | Boys | 1982 | #335 | 4 | 1,572 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #337 | 655 | 12,213 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #338 | 1,149 | 15,656 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #340 | 148 | 9,305 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| BO | 0 | #354 | 28 | 6,868 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #363 | 7 | 8,477 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #365 | 950 | 5,610 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #365 | 1,210 | 16,355 |
| MX | 0 | #395 | 19 | 8,339 | |
| CL | 0 | #401 | 11 | 6,867 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #404 | 206 | 9,244 |
| Spain | 0 | #418 | 35 | 2,326 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #423 | 7 | 13,098 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #435 | 53 | 10,188 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #441 | 34 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #445 | 36 | 7,768 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #449 | 633 | 14,506 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #485 | 188 | 13,390 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #515 | 4 | 9,861 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #584 | 16 | 8,289 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #643 | 9 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #687 | 21 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #688 | 10 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #731 | 39 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #863 | 19 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #869 | 24 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #932 | 12 | 14,861 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #985 | 8 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,050 | 29 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,051 | 42 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,157 | 27 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,402 | 70 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,475 | 140 | 28,008 |
Roque is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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