Boys' name · since 1880
Roscoe
Roscoe has 22,159 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,232 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,159
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roscoe is the #2232 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 22,159 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roscoe has been recorded 22,159 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #2232 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #790 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,232 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 22,159 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roscoe ranks #790 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,232 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 22,159 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,232 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,159
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roscoe's 22,159 recorded births place it above 98.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Roscoe compares
22,159 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Roscoe's all-time total is 60x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roscoe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,159 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 604 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roscoe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roscoe's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 25% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 75%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 22 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 604, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roscoe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 604
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Roscoe popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1927 (Roscoe as girls' name)
Roscoe by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (4,503 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Roscoe's strongest decade.
4,503 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Roscoe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 969
1880s
969 births
- 1890s 850
1890s
850 births
- 1900s 916
1900s
916 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,803 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,503 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,579 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,322 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,927 births
- 1960s 1,111
1960s
1,111 births
- 1970s 769
1970s
769 births
- 1980s 636
1980s
636 births
- 1990s 344
1990s
344 births
- 2000s 363
2000s
363 births
- 2010s 634
2010s
634 births
- 2020s 433
2020s
433 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 4,503 births (20% of all-time use).
How Roscoe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Roscoe's total volume
Roscoe by state
Where Roscoe concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 1,472 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 1,253 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 1,120 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,038 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 854 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 653 | 2.9% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 640 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 638 | 2.9% |
1,472 of 22,159 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Roscoe appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roscoe's data
- Roscoe's decade-level peak was the 1920s (4,503 total births); usage has since declined to 433 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Roscoes (1,472 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Roscoe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Roscoe 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.