Bosco
Bosco is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- French
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Bosco
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bosco is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- French
- Italian
The Story of Bosco
American parents first put Bosco on the record books as a baby boy name in 1998, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 31 Boscos were born — ranking #3,613 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Boscos. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,711 among baby boy names with 30 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). In total, more than 453 Boscos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bosco
Bosco is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 453 births in the dataset. Bosco's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,613. Use the chart and map above to compare Bosco's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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