Roscoe

Boy name

Roscoe has been given to 22,170 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.

Meaning & origin

From a place in Lancashire, from Old Norse rá (“roebuck”)API + skógr (“forest”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

22,170

Peak year

1920 (604 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -11%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Roscoe.

22,299 babies since 1880

22,522 babies since 1880

22,534 babies since 1880

21,553 babies since 1880

21,262 babies since 1880

20,839 babies since 1880

23,936 babies since 1880

20,385 babies since 1885

How popular is the name Roscoe?

Roscoe has been given to 22,170 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It ranked below the top 1000 in 2025.

When did the name Roscoe peak?

Roscoe peaked in 1920, when 604 babies were given the name.

Is Roscoe a girl or boy name?

Roscoe is primarily a boy name (100% of babies named Roscoe are boys).

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