Roscoe is a distinctive choice, ranked #811 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Roscoe in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#811
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Roscoe in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Roscoe
Roscoe Mitchell — Roscoe Mitchell is an American composer, jazz instrumentalist, and educator, known for being "a technically superb – if idiosyncratic – saxophonist".
John Roscoe — John Roscoe was an Anglican missionary to East Africa.
William Roscoe — William Roscoe was a British banker, lawyer and politician.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Roscoe
Unlikely. With around 40 UK babies named Roscoe per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Roscoe in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Roscoe is declining: down 132 places since 2020, to #811 in 2025. It peaked at #628 in 2017.
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, William Roscoe and Roscoe Bartlett. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
40
UK babies named Roscoe (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 132 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
Almost certainly the only Roscoe in the class
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UK Popularity (1998–2025)
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