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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 #4647.2008200920112012201320142016201920212022202320242025#2964#4647
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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, 19712025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

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.

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.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.