Roscoe
Roscoe was the 2248th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 117th; the most babies were born in 1920 (604). Over the last ten years it has moved down 215 places. More babies were named Roscoe in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,248 boys, down 381 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920604 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,170babies recorded
Roscoe popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1927.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,248 | 63 |
| 2020 | #1,867 | 80 |
| 2010 | #2,778 | 44 |
| 2000 | #2,793 | 33 |
| 1990 | #1,806 | 44 |
| 1980 | #1,037 | 77 |
| 1970 | #860 | 88 |
| 1960 | #623 | 157 |
| 1950 | #436 | 234 |
| 1940 | #391 | 213 |
| 1930 | #303 | 352 |
| 1920 | #214 | 604 |
| 1910 | #194 | 136 |
| 1900 | #198 | 96 |
| 1890 | #145 | 99 |
| 1880 | #152 | 90 |
How popular is Roscoe, counting every spelling?
Roscoe has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Roscoe?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roscoe (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Roscoe born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Roscoe.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roscoe?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Roscoe are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 34 and 74. That makes Roscoe a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Roscoe by state
How common Roscoe was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Roscoe: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Roscoe, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Roscoe
How popular is the name Roscoe?
Roscoe was the 2248th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 117th; the most babies were born in 1920 (604). Over the last ten years it has moved down 215 places. More babies were named Roscoe in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Roscoe a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Roscoe in the US.
Where is Roscoe most popular?
In 2021–2025, Roscoe was most common in Oregon (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Washington.