NameTides

Oswald

Oswald was the #2,145 boys' name in the US in 2025 (67 babies), and #1,093 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Oswald as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Oswald as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Oswald as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,145 (67)#1,093 (27)#762 (3)#1,944 (10)
2024#2,120 (70)#1,076 (27)—#2,710 (6)
2023#2,188 (65)#1,175 (24)—#2,123 (8)
2022#2,493 (55)#1,314 (20)—#2,810 (5)
2021#2,464 (54)#2,125 (10)—#2,491 (6)
2020#2,980 (39)#1,635 (14)—#1,838 (9)
2019#2,897 (42)#1,655 (14)——
2018#2,893 (41)#2,259 (9)—#2,176 (7)
2017#3,071 (38)#3,449 (5)—#2,762 (5)
2016#3,161 (36)#1,627 (15)—#2,718 (5)
2015#3,982 (26)#2,020 (11)——
2014#3,787 (27)#3,895 (4)—#1,936 (8)
2013#4,804 (19)#2,216 (9)—#2,086 (7)
2012#6,001 (14)#3,416 (5)—#2,368 (6)
2011#4,983 (18)#2,194 (9)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1897 at #459.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 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 26,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Oswald is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Oswald by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #1,111OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: 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: #844AZNew 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
Oswald (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OswaldCanadaBoys#1,94410
OswaldEngland & WalesBoys#1,09327
OswaldNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
OswaldScotlandBoys#7623
OswaldUSBoys#2,14567