Roscoe

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A few things about Roscoe you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Roscoe

Roscoe Arbuckle

American actor, director and comedian

Choose Roscoe and your child shares a first name with Roscoe Arbuckle, an American actor, director and comedian. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Roscoe, like who?” Roscoe Arbuckle's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 27,100 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Roscoe, 63 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Roscoe would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRoscoe has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Roscoes, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1888, when it ranked #117. Today it's #2,230, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowRoscoe is 2.2× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 59,524 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 27,100.
• 🍂TrendRoscoe has slipped 381 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,230. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedRoscoe is most popular in Washington, where it ranks #999. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn Norse, Roscoe means “deer wood”.

About the name Roscoe

Roscoe is a boy name meaning “deer wood”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-coe”. US birth records list Roscoe for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked #117 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,230, with 63 babies.