NameTides

Oskar

Oskar was the #1,743 boys' name in the US in 2025 (93 babies), and #349 in England & Wales and #885 in Canada.

Oskar as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Oskar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Oskar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,743 (93)#349 (121)#316 (11)—#468 (7)#885 (29)
2024#1,724 (96)#338 (129)#352 (10)#339 (4)#240 (18)#927 (27)
2023#1,449 (125)#323 (136)#366 (9)#249 (7)#436 (8)#947 (25)
2022#1,374 (136)#277 (162)#198 (22)#264 (7)#367 (11)#787 (32)
2021#1,469 (122)#223 (230)#172 (27)#295 (6)#349 (11)#739 (36)
2020#1,271 (144)#251 (190)#221 (19)—#307 (14)#639 (40)
2019#1,372 (130)#208 (246)#197 (24)#254 (7)#191 (28)#722 (34)
2018#1,343 (134)#213 (246)#185 (27)#319 (5)#216 (25)#835 (28)
2017#1,378 (128)#211 (249)#250 (18)#318 (5)#195 (30)#810 (30)
2016#1,183 (160)#212 (266)#158 (37)#281 (6)#165 (37)#757 (33)
2015#1,481 (112)#214 (265)#186 (30)#237 (8)#130 (47)#827 (28)
2014#1,313 (134)#191 (297)#160 (37)#145 (19)#208 (28)#898 (25)
2013#1,305 (132)#188 (297)#215 (22)#200 (11)#157 (41)#748 (32)
2012#1,285 (136)#181 (317)#216 (22)#204 (10)#191 (33)#904 (24)
2011#1,371 (122)#181 (312)#189 (27)#261 (6)#143 (49)#845 (26)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #1,183.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1916.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Oskar is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Oskar by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #511MNIllinois: #870ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Oskar (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Oskar (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OskarCanadaBoys#88529
OskarEngland & WalesBoys#349121
OskarIrelandBoys#4687
OskarNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
OskarScotlandBoys#31611
OskarUSBoys#1,74393