How Many People Are Named Roscoe?
An estimated 7,368 people in the United States have the first name Roscoe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Roscoe peaked in popularity in 1920 with 604 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Roscoe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Roscoe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,368
About 1 in 46,519 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1920
604 births
Total Registered
22,107
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Roscoe
Roscoe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22,107 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Roscoe as a male name
Ranked #2,180 in 2024
67 male births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (604 births)
Roscoe as a female name
Ranked #14,887 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (6 births)
Roscoe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Roscoe span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,508 babies were registered. Roscoe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Roscoe by Decade
How has Roscoe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Roscoe by State
Birth registrations for Roscoe span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia. The lowest are in Idaho, Delaware, Utah. On average, about 374 Roscoes were registered per state.
Roscoe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Roscoe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Roscoe
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Roscoe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roscoe?
We estimate approximately 7,368 people named Roscoe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 46,519 Americans share this first name.
Is Roscoe a common name?
Roscoe is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,107 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Roscoe most popular?
Roscoe reached peak popularity in 1920, when 604 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Roscoe is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Roscoe a male name?
Roscoe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Roscoe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Roscoe Smith, Roscoe Johnson, Roscoe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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