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Why parents love Roscoe- The most characterfully old-fashioned name.
- Roscoe P. Coltrane IS TV's most hilarious sheriff.
- Two syllables with a warm, English sound: ROSS-ko.
- Ros and Coe are both embedded.
- The meaning deer wood IS naturally noble.
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The vibe of Roscoe
deer wooddoe forestNorseOld EnglishRoscoeold-fashionedDukes HazzardColtranehilarious
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Origin & history of Roscoe
Norse rá (roe deer) + skógr (wood)
→ Roscoe
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English roots
Roscoe means deer wood. P. Coltrane IS TV's most hilarious sheriff. The most characterfully vintage.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Norse; Dukes of Hazzard (1979).
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Today
Roscoe remains a beloved choice, ranking #2031 in the US. 22,107 babies have been named Roscoe since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Roscoe?
1920
peak year
Today, Roscoe is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2031), with only about 73 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1920, 604 babies were given the name (ranked #214 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Roscoe's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 22,107 babies have been registered as Roscoe since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
604
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #214)
(ranked #214)
73
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
730
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
22,107
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Roscoe3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
Roscoe's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — deer-wood adventure. People named Roscoe tend to be warm, characterful, and gifted at being the most vintage AND hilarious.
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Most characterfully vintage✦
Coltrane-hilarious◈
Dukes-Hazzard◎
Deer-wood♡
Warm-naturalR9
O6
S1
C3
O6
E5
Sum: 30 → Life path 3
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Personality of Roscoe✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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