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Oskar

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Jumping fighter

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Oskar

Pronunciation

o-skar, os-kar

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #1183, 160 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1743, 93 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202593
202496
2023125
2022136
2021122
2020144
2019130
2018134
2017128
2016160

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #181, 317 births); most recent 2025 (rank #349, 121 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025121
2024129
2023136
2022162
2021230
2020190
2019246
2018246
2017249
2016266

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #962, 40 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1566, 19 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202319
202233
202129
202019
201926
201826
201731
201623
201540
201421

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #133, 53 births); most recent 2025 (rank #453, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20257
202418
20238
202211
202111
202014
201928
201825
201730
201637

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #158, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #316, 11 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202511
202410
20239
202222
202127
202019
201924
201827
201718
201637

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #145, 19 births); most recent 2024 (rank #339, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20244
20237
20227
20216
2020–
20197
20185
20175
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #275, 15 births); most recent 2022 (rank #431, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20228
20217
20207
201915
20187
201712
201612
20155
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence