Oscar

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Oscar is a given name of Old Norse and Irish origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 212,533 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 211,463 as boys and 1,070 as girls. Oscar gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2006 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #368 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,656
2023 1,701
2022 1,890
2021 1,697
2020 1,766
2019 1,891
2018 1,956
2017 2,048
2016 2,261
2015 2,304
2014 2,321
2013 2,242
2012 2,197
2011 2,378
2010 2,670
2009 3,124
2008 3,563
2007 3,556
2006 3,607
2005 3,468
2004 3,363
2003 3,315
2002 3,250
2001 3,203
2000 3,186
1999 3,144
1998 3,017
1997 2,987
1996 3,014
1995 2,748
1994 2,871
1993 2,867
1992 2,606
1991 2,465
1990 2,350
1989 1,975
1988 1,740
1987 1,676
1986 1,584
1985 1,603
1984 1,440
1983 1,386
1982 1,497
1981 1,473
1980 1,411
1979 1,322
1978 1,325
1977 1,285
1976 1,244
1975 1,247
1974 1,207
1973 1,076
1972 1,121
1971 1,078
1970 1,051
1969 1,015
1968 902
1967 939
1966 943
1965 997
1964 1,011
1963 1,027
1962 1,012
1961 1,041
1960 1,068
1959 1,090
1958 1,076
1957 1,209
1956 1,139
1955 1,161
1954 1,279
1953 1,204
1952 1,096
1951 1,074
1950 1,112
1949 1,130
1948 1,106
1947 1,119
1946 1,027
1945 946
1944 917
1943 1,083
1942 964
1941 1,029
1940 943
1939 1,008
1938 1,035
1937 995
1936 1,021
1935 1,098
1934 1,106
1933 1,122
1932 1,269
1931 1,355
1930 1,484
1929 1,501
1928 1,473
1927 1,649
1926 1,728
1925 1,764
1924 1,826
1923 1,889
1922 2,020
1921 1,996
1920 2,018
1919 1,996
1918 2,124
1917 1,970
1916 1,924
1915 1,802
1914 1,561
1913 1,256
1912 1,164
1911 636
1910 505
1909 466
1908 476
1907 483
1906 412
1905 436
1904 442
1903 427
1902 397
1901 428
1900 568
1899 447
1898 551
1897 543
1896 539
1895 549
1894 601
1893 574
1892 639
1891 551
1890 635
1889 577
1888 647
1887 574
1886 650
1885 623
1884 615
1883 607
1882 625
1881 530
1880 544