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Bosco

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bosco: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2008–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2008 to 2025, ranging from #2964 to #4647.20082012201620222025#2964#4647
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2008#3158
2009#3744
2011#4647
2012#3416
2013#3822
2014#2964
2016#4023
2019#3411
2021#3017
2022#3048
2023#4107
2024#3688
2025#3256

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 13 of the 18 years from 2008 to 2025.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1971–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2008

    First recorded at #3158 among boys in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #280 in Republic of Ireland in 1971.

Bosco's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41074HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#30486HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#30176HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#34115HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#29646HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#46473HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#31585HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#2804HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Bosco is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Bosco, between 1971 and 2025, in 14 of those 55 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1971England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 201419712025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland19711#280 in 1971
England and Wales2008–202513#2964 in 2014

Its high point came 43 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1971) than in England and Wales (2014).

No registrar recorded it for 36 years after 1971; it appears again in 2008.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Bosco

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1971–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #280 in Republic of Ireland in 1971. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.