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Bosco
OriginItalian and French
Meaning"wood, forest"
About Bosco
Saint John Bosco is well-known to Catholic School children, but Bosco is perhaps better known as a chocolate syrup.
As of October 2026, Bosco ranked #3190 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Bosco is a boy's name of French, Italian origin meaning "wood, forest".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,155 | 24 | 12.5 |
| 2015 | #4,091 | 25 | 13 |
| 2016 | #4,208 | 24 | 12.6 |
| 2017 | #4,960 | 19 | 10.3 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,239 | 24 | 13.4 |
| 2020 | #4,442 | 22 | 12.7 |
| 2021 | #4,259 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | #3,626 | 31 | 17.8 |
| 2023 | #4,470 | 23 | 13.4 |
| 2024 | #3,791 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2025 | #3,190 | 37 | 21.7 |
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