Roscoe

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #2,230 for boys in 2025, 63 births
Given to boys >99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1888 · 141 births
Debut · boys
90 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
22,159
since 1880

Roscoe over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Roscoe has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #117, 1888boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,23063
2024#13,4776#2,16967
2023—#2,24463
2022—#1,91781
2021—#1,91579
2020—#1,84980
2019—#1,91777
2018—#1,83882
2017—#2,15463
2016—#2,14564
2015—#2,01971
2014—#2,00071
2013—#2,18260
2012—#2,32655
2011—#2,59047
2010—#2,73044
2009—#2,84742
2008—#2,63247
2007—#3,31333
2006—#3,52429
2005—#2,80338
2004—#2,64340
2003—#2,78035
2002—#2,63236
2001—#2,98830
2000—#2,73633
1999—#2,66532
1998—#3,09225
1997—#3,26122
1996—#3,20222
1995—#2,29934
1994—#2,04140
1993—#2,39931
1992—#1,82045
1991—#1,67749
1990—#1,78044
1989—#1,43358
1988—#1,59245
1987—#1,36754
1986—#1,14468
1985—#1,33352
1984—#1,22856
1983—#1,04971
1982—#1,05075
1981—#1,01480
1980—#1,03177
1979—#1,05670
1978—#96181
1977—#1,00773
1976—#89785
1975—#1,00766
1974—#86785
1973—#94872
1972—#92175
1971—#94774
1970—#85788
1969—#88075
1968—#80585
1967—#76591
1966—#711109
1965—#77191
1964—#726112
1963—#698123
1962—#664137
1961—#676131
1960—#621157
1959—#592174
1958—#619154
1957—#562188
1956—#567178
1955—#564171
1954—#532186
1953—#497199
1952—#462233
1951—#469210
1950—#435234
1949—#459206
1948—#435235
1947—#447225
1946—#426222
1945—#396227
1944—#379250
1943—#393241
1942—#406226
1941—#351277
1940—#391213
1939—#374233
1938—#375224
1937—#368220
1936—#348241
1935—#356237
1934—#327273
1933—#326270
1932—#336268
1931—#337261
1930—#303352
1929—#298349
1928—#300344
1927#4,8055#300372
1926—#283405
1925—#267455
1924—#271443
1923—#259476
1922—#250505
1921—#238550
1920—#214604
1919—#213586
1918—#221561
1917—#232468
1916—#217494
1915—#210505
1914—#220361
1913—#214301
1912—#210264
1911—#227127
1910—#193136
1909—#202107
1908—#20997
1907—#20595
1906—#19690
1905—#19887
1904—#18498
1903—#21669
1902—#18590
1901—#17087
1900—#19896
1899—#17284
1898—#20473
1897—#19874
1896—#19584
1895—#17191
1894—#16990
1893—#16488
1892—#16396
1891—#18171
1890—#14399
1889—#16083
1888—#117141
1887—#127102
1886—#15788
1885—#13798
1884—#14892
1883—#13392
1882—#16681
1881—#117102
1880—#15190
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Roscoe was already there! It came in at #151, and was given to 90 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1996–2001, when fewer than 34 boys a year got the name.

Where Roscoe is popular in 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedAKMaine: #154 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 802 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedMNIllinois: #225 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,276 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedWIMichigan: #263 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,731 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedSDIowa: #197 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,554 boysIAIndiana: #120 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 754 boysINOhio: #219 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,285 boysOHPennsylvania: #330 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,760 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #401 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,328 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedUTColorado: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,491 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedNEMissouri: #167 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,164 boysMOKentucky: #105 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 623 boysKYWest Virginia: #114 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 637 boysWVVirginia: #133 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 815 boysVAMaryland: #181 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,962 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedNMKansas: #216 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,637 boysKSArkansas: #180 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,013 boysARTennessee: #116 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 663 boysTNNorth Carolina: #156 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 888 boysNCSouth Carolina: #156 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,018 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #177 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 982 boysOKLouisiana: #248 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,565 boysLAMississippi: #134 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 659 boysMSAlabama: #192 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,350 boysALGeorgia: #141 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 835 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roscoe, so not publishedHITexas: #195 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,036 boysTXFlorida: #165 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 880 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#105 · 1 in 623
  2. West Virginia#114 · 1 in 637
  3. Tennessee#116 · 1 in 663
  4. Indiana#120 · 1 in 754
  5. Virginia#133 · 1 in 815

Best ever in a state: #58 in Delaware, 1921.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#105371 in 623
West Virginia#114221 in 637
Tennessee#116331 in 663
Indiana#120311 in 754
Virginia#133271 in 815
Mississippi#134271 in 659
Georgia#141351 in 835
Maine#15471 in 802
North Carolina#156331 in 888
South Carolina#156191 in 1,018
Florida#165101 in 880
Missouri#167231 in 1,164
Oklahoma#177201 in 982
Arkansas#180161 in 1,013
Maryland#18161 in 1,962
Alabama#192171 in 1,350
Texas#195411 in 1,036
Iowa#197131 in 1,554
Colorado#21051 in 1,491
Kansas#21691 in 1,637
Ohio#219211 in 2,285
Illinois#225241 in 2,276
Louisiana#248111 in 1,565
Michigan#263121 in 2,731
Pennsylvania#330151 in 5,760
California#40151 in 4,328
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Roscoe
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 61 spots since 2024 (#2,169 → #2,230)
  • 381 spots since 2020 (#1,849 → #2,230)
  • 211 spots since 2015 (#2,019 → #2,230)
  • Biggest jump: 110 spots in 1976 (#1,007 → #897)
  • Biggest drop: 140 spots in 1975 (#867 → #1,007)
Rise & fade · boys
8 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1888 at #117 (141 births)
  • Births halved by 1903, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 97 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 97 yrs · run 1880–1974
Share of babies · boys
1 in 857
  • Highest: 1 in 857 boys born in 1888 were named Roscoe (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 27,112 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.3% of all boys named Roscoe (4,503) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s969#117 (1888)#141
1890s850#143 (1890)#176
1900s916#170 (1901)#196
1910s3,803#193 (1910)#216
1920s4,503#214 (1920)#268
1930s2,579#303 (1930)#345
1940s2,322#351 (1941)#408
1950s1,927#435 (1950)#530
1960s1,111#621 (1960)#732
1970s769#857 (1970)#947
1980s636#1,014 (1981)#1,224
1990s344#1,677 (1991)#2,424
2000s363#2,632 (2008)#2,890
2010s634#1,838 (2018)#2,190
2020s433#1,849 (2020)#2,054

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Roscoe in 1918

boys
#221
561 births · 1 in 1,807 boys

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #221Roscoe561
More about 1918

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,807 of them was named Roscoe, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roscoe
  1. #218Loyd567
  2. #218Percy567
  3. #220Ted564
  4. #221Roscoe561
  5. #222Laurence557
  6. #223Dewey556
  7. #223Mack556
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1918 →