Oswald

Given to 4,407 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +69% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2145

recorded as boys

25 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 67

Peak year

1897

18 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,407

since 1880

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

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as boys

Oswald was most popular in 1897, when 18 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.16 per 1,000). In 2025, 67 babies were named Oswald, ranking #2145 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 69%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	67	2145
2024	<5	—	70	2120
2023	<5	—	65	2188
2022	<5	—	55	2493
2021	<5	—	54	2464
2020	<5	—	39	2980
2019	<5	—	42	2897
2018	<5	—	41	2893
2017	<5	—	38	3071
2016	<5	—	36	3161
2015	<5	—	26	3982
2014	<5	—	27	3787
2013	<5	—	19	4804
2012	<5	—	14	6001
2011	<5	—	18	4983
2010	<5	—	21	4517
2009	<5	—	19	4922
2008	<5	—	14	6070
2007	<5	—	20	4640
2006	<5	—	18	4865
2005	<5	—	17	4824
2004	<5	—	25	3636
2003	<5	—	23	3732
2002	<5	—	9	7055
2001	<5	—	24	3512
2000	<5	—	20	3922
1999	<5	—	18	3986
1998	<5	—	16	4197
1997	<5	—	18	3738
1996	<5	—	10	5535
1995	<5	—	16	3854
1994	<5	—	17	3751
1993	<5	—	23	2943
1992	<5	—	19	3338
1991	<5	—	22	2915
1990	<5	—	24	2695
1989	<5	—	22	2784
1988	<5	—	18	2961
1987	<5	—	15	3201
1986	<5	—	20	2601
1985	<5	—	21	2427
1984	<5	—	31	1796
1983	<5	—	25	2085
1982	<5	—	22	2269
1981	<5	—	17	2680
1980	<5	—	19	2536
1979	<5	—	14	3018
1978	<5	—	22	2134
1977	<5	—	17	2556
1976	<5	—	16	2601
1975	<5	—	16	2540
1974	<5	—	32	1546
1973	<5	—	19	2124
1972	<5	—	20	2020
1971	<5	—	28	1668
1970	<5	—	27	1658
1969	<5	—	22	1767
1968	<5	—	19	1836
1967	<5	—	11	2470
1966	<5	—	23	1613
1965	<5	—	19	1806
1964	<5	—	18	1900
1963	<5	—	24	1628
1962	<5	—	28	1479
1961	<5	—	28	1521
1960	<5	—	26	1581
1959	<5	—	24	1620
1958	<5	—	30	1420
1957	<5	—	18	1887
1956	<5	—	28	1480
1955	<5	—	20	1725
1954	<5	—	40	1186
1953	<5	—	37	1231
1952	<5	—	25	1517
1951	<5	—	29	1373
1950	<5	—	25	1464
1949	<5	—	26	1434
1948	<5	—	31	1296
1947	<5	—	25	1482
1946	<5	—	18	1692
1945	<5	—	38	1039
1944	<5	—	21	1483
1943	<5	—	17	1764
1942	<5	—	25	1381
1941	<5	—	24	1372
1940	<5	—	18	1627
1939	<5	—	14	1879
1938	<5	—	24	1364
1937	<5	—	27	1288
1936	<5	—	26	1296
1935	<5	—	33	1148
1934	<5	—	29	1241
1933	<5	—	46	926
1932	<5	—	53	874
1931	<5	—	52	887
1930	<5	—	71	755
1929	<5	—	51	940
1928	<5	—	62	835
1927	<5	—	67	811
1926	<5	—	70	776
1925	<5	—	84	703
1924	<5	—	100	640
1923	<5	—	83	711
1922	<5	—	80	737
1921	<5	—	86	698
1920	<5	—	80	724
1919	<5	—	90	645
1918	<5	—	105	596
1917	<5	—	94	612
1916	<5	—	107	552
1915	<5	—	92	595
1914	<5	—	86	533
1913	<5	—	64	539
1912	<5	—	54	547
1911	<5	—	29	562
1910	<5	—	29	524
1909	<5	—	25	519
1908	<5	—	16	657
1907	<5	—	19	559
1906	<5	—	15	613
1905	<5	—	13	666
1904	<5	—	9	810
1903	<5	—	9	783
1902	<5	—	11	687
1901	<5	—	15	506
1900	<5	—	9	902
1899	<5	—	11	613
1898	<5	—	10	701
1897	<5	—	18	459
1896	<5	—	13	592
1895	<5	—	13	579
1894	<5	—	13	567
1893	<5	—	9	705
1892	<5	—	11	641
1891	<5	—	5	963
1890	<5	—	12	566
1889	<5	—	12	549
1888	<5	—	11	609
1887	<5	—	8	679
1886	<5	—	16	451
1885	<5	—	5	936
1884	<5	—	13	520
1883	<5	—	10	597
1882	<5	—	11	576
1881	<5	—	6	781
1880	<5	—	9	640