Socorro

Spanish and Portuguese
"succour, help, relief"

Socorro Origin and Meaning

The name Socorro is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "succour, help, relief".

Socorro is a Spanish and Portuguese word name taken from a title of the Virgin Mary, "Mary of Perpetual Succour." Its religious meaning makes it somewhat old-fashioned and not among the Spanish names for girls widely used in the US.

# 963 in the US

Socorro Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Socorro

  • Socorro Acioli
    Brazilian novelist
  • Socorro Herrera
    American actress
  • Socorro Santiago
    American actress
  • María del Socorro "Corín" Tellado (López)
    Spanish novelist
  • (María del Socorro) Patricia Acevedo
    Mexican voice actress
  • Socorro Venegas
    Mexican novelist
  • Vilma Socorro Martí­nez
    U.S. Ambassador and activist
  • Maria Socorro Garcia de la Noceda
    birth name of Lunna, Puerto Rican pop singer
  • Pura María del Socorro "Mary Coco" Maltez (Huezo)
    Nicaraguan feminist and activist

Socorro in Pop Culture

  • Socorro
    New Mexico, USA