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Roscoe

Boy

Meaning of Roscoe: Norse: 'deer forest'

Roscoe is a boy's name most strongly associated with Norse naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2200th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 981st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2200

63 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#981

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

22,170

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 80 babies1982: 75 babies1983: 71 babies1984: 56 babies1985: 52 babies1986: 68 babies1987: 54 babies1988: 45 babies1989: 58 babies1990: 44 babies19901991: 49 babies1992: 45 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 34 babies1996: 22 babies1997: 22 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 32 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 30 babies2002: 36 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 40 babies2005: 38 babies2006: 29 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 47 babies2009: 42 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 47 babies2012: 55 babies2013: 60 babies2014: 71 babies2015: 71 babies2016: 64 babies2017: 63 babies2018: 82 babies2019: 77 babies2020: 80 babies20202021: 79 babies2022: 81 babies2023: 63 babies2024: 73 babies2025: 63 babies
US babies named Roscoe per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 82.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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