Roscoe is a distinctive choice, ranked #981 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Roscoe in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#981
About the Name Roscoe
Roscoe has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 302 places in five years. It was most popular in 2017 at #628 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Roscoe is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Roscoe
Unlikely. With around 31 UK babies named Roscoe per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Roscoe in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Roscoe has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 302 places in the last five years. Its peak was #628 in 2017. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Roscoe is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Roscoe include: Roscoe Mitchell — Roscoe Mitchell is an American composer, jazz instrumentalist, and educator, known for being "a technically superb – if idiosyncratic – saxophonist".; William Roscoe — William Roscoe was a British banker, lawyer and politician.; Roscoe Bartlett — Roscoe Gardner Bartlett Jr..
Roscoe does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Roscoes in the wild.
31
UK babies named Roscoe (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 302 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Roscoe
Likely around 1 other Roscoe in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Roscoe
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Roscoe Mitchell is an American composer, jazz instrumentalist, and educator, known for being "a technically superb – if idiosyncratic – saxophonist". The Penguin Guide to Jazz described him as "one of the key figures" in avant-garde jazz; All About Jazz stated in 2004 that he had been "at the forefront of modern music" for more than 35 years.
William Roscoe was a British banker, lawyer and politician. He is best known as one of England's first abolitionists, and as the author of the poem for children The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast.
Roscoe Holcomb was an American singer, banjo player, and guitarist from Daisy, Kentucky. A prominent figure in Appalachian folk music, Holcomb was the inspiration for the term "high, lonesome sound", coined by folklorist and friend John Cohen in 1959.
Charles Roscoe Beck is an American bassist with a reputation as "a solid bottom-liner". Beck has played with artists like Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Leonard Cohen, and The Chicks.