Oscar

Given to 214,168 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#223

recorded as boys

7 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,620

boys 1,620

Peak year

1886

645 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

214,168

since 1880

Born an Oscar? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Oscar was most popular in 1886, when 645 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,620 babies were named Oscar, ranking #223 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	1,620	223
2024	<5	—	1,669	216
2023	<5	—	1,702	216
2022	<5	—	1,892	201
2021	<5	—	1,697	226
2020	<5	—	1,766	214
2019	<5	—	1,892	205
2018	<5	—	1,956	206
2017	<5	—	2,048	192
2016	<5	—	2,261	176
2015	5	16419	2,299	181
2014	<5	—	2,321	184
2013	<5	—	2,242	178
2012	<5	—	2,198	177
2011	<5	—	2,378	162
2010	5	16992	2,665	147
2009	7	13704	3,117	131
2008	<5	—	3,563	120
2007	8	12676	3,548	121
2006	6	15152	3,601	118
2005	7	13010	3,461	117
2004	15	7391	3,348	123
2003	14	7580	3,301	122
2002	17	6392	3,233	120
2001	8	11020	3,195	122
2000	8	10745	3,178	122
1999	18	5661	3,126	116
1998	11	8016	3,006	129
1997	17	5626	2,970	127
1996	14	6392	3,000	125
1995	18	5221	2,730	130
1994	24	4238	2,847	122
1993	20	4826	2,847	123
1992	19	5051	2,586	130
1991	21	4650	2,445	134
1990	22	4380	2,328	135
1989	10	7449	1,966	152
1988	7	9244	1,733	160
1987	15	5074	1,661	163
1986	12	5757	1,572	169
1985	11	6031	1,592	169
1984	19	3990	1,421	178
1983	16	4476	1,370	183
1982	11	5911	1,486	175
1981	9	6804	1,464	171
1980	15	4743	1,396	175
1979	11	5751	1,312	184
1978	14	4679	1,311	179
1977	11	5532	1,273	181
1976	13	4614	1,231	183
1975	11	5161	1,235	184
1974	8	6258	1,198	189
1973	8	6080	1,068	203
1972	10	5109	1,111	205
1971	12	4534	1,066	220
1970	8	5818	1,042	225
1969	10	4723	1,004	229
1968	<5	—	903	238
1967	5	6804	934	234
1966	<5	—	943	228
1965	8	4831	989	232
1964	11	4096	999	244
1963	6	5891	1,021	235
1962	5	6578	1,007	245
1961	<5	—	1,042	245
1960	<5	—	1,066	245
1959	5	6245	1,087	243
1958	7	4890	1,070	237
1957	8	4536	1,200	217
1956	6	5325	1,132	217
1955	7	4740	1,155	211
1954	11	3490	1,268	197
1953	8	4226	1,196	203
1952	9	3796	1,087	202
1951	7	4385	1,067	199
1950	9	3662	1,103	192
1949	6	4673	1,124	186
1948	8	3883	1,098	184
1947	8	4007	1,110	186
1946	10	3217	1,017	182
1945	7	3676	939	176
1944	6	4054	910	178
1943	10	3040	1,074	169
1942	6	4124	958	172
1941	8	3252	1,022	165
1940	6	3863	936	167
1939	8	3145	1,000	159
1938	11	2579	1,024	158
1937	7	3434	988	154
1936	13	2263	1,008	153
1935	7	3431	1,091	143
1934	11	2567	1,096	143
1933	11	2540	1,111	142
1932	14	2235	1,254	138
1931	21	1686	1,334	129
1930	17	2023	1,467	124
1929	19	1892	1,482	117
1928	9	3164	1,464	122
1927	14	2433	1,635	113
1926	13	2569	1,715	105
1925	10	3116	1,754	99
1924	7	4002	1,819	99
1923	9	3350	1,880	96
1922	13	2612	2,007	92
1921	18	2120	1,978	92
1920	12	2731	2,006	90
1919	5	4814	1,991	88
1918	11	2822	2,113	87
1917	9	3092	1,961	87
1916	8	3258	1,916	86
1915	14	2143	1,788	88
1914	8	2638	1,553	77
1913	7	2540	1,249	76
1912	7	2360	1,157	73
1911	<5	—	636	68
1910	<5	—	505	73
1909	7	1763	459	70
1908	<5	—	476	65
1907	<5	—	483	59
1906	<5	—	412	64
1905	<5	—	436	56
1904	<5	—	442	54
1903	<5	—	427	51
1902	<5	—	397	55
1901	6	1466	422	47
1900	5	1932	563	47
1899	<5	—	447	46
1898	5	1700	546	41
1897	<5	—	543	37
1896	<5	—	539	40
1895	<5	—	549	39
1894	<5	—	601	34
1893	<5	—	574	32
1892	5	1450	634	33
1891	<5	—	551	32
1890	7	1099	628	29
1889	5	1279	572	32
1888	<5	—	647	31
1887	<5	—	574	29
1886	5	1108	645	26
1885	<5	—	623	28
1884	<5	—	615	30
1883	<5	—	607	26
1882	<5	—	625	28
1881	<5	—	530	28
1880	<5	—	544	29