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Oscar name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Oscar ranks #223 in male records (1,620 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#223 · 1,620 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 49 male records (1,669 to 1,620); rank moved from #216 to #223.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 77 male records (1,697 to 1,620); rank moved from #226 to #223.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,261 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Oscar becoming more popular?

Oscar's reported male count decreased by 49 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #216 to #223. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Oscar. That is not a count of zero.

Oscar in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for OscarFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,2610201620252016: 2,261 male records2017: 2,048 male records2018: 1,956 male records2019: 1,892 male records2020: 1,766 male records2021: 1,697 male records2022: 1,892 male records2023: 1,702 male records2024: 1,669 male records2025: 1,620 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——1,620223
2024——1,669216
2023——1,702216
2022——1,892201
2021——1,697226
2020——1,766214
2019——1,892205
2018——1,956206
2017——2,048192
2016——2,261177

Questions about Oscar’s popularity

How common is Oscar in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Oscar ranks #223 in male records (1,620 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Oscar?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Oscar only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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