Thicket or wood
Derived from the Italian word 'bosco', which has roots in the Late Latin 'buscus'. It originally referred to someone who lived near or worked in a forest or thicket. It gained significant religious association through the 19th-century Italian saint John Bosco.
Less common today
Bosco isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,221 in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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