Boys' name · since 1998
Bosco
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 432 babies named Bosco, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,604 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,221 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bosco is the #3221 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 432 recorded since 1998.
Bosco has 432 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3221 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #8,604 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,221 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 432 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bosco ranks #8,604 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,221 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 432 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,604 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,221 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bosco's 432 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bosco compares
432 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bosco's all-time total is 17% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bosco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 432 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bosco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bosco splits its recorded history at 2015: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bosco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Bosco by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (203 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Bosco's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Bosco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
203 births
- 2020s
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 203 births (47% of all-time use).
Bosco by state
Where Bosco concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 133 | 30.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 1.6% |
133 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Bosco's data
- Bosco's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (203 total births) through the 2020s (167) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Boscos (133 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bosco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bosco draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.