Gender
Origin
- English
- Divinely powerful
Divine power - German
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Shakespearean
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Oswald
Pronunciation
o-swa-ld, os-wald
Famous People
British author Oswald Chambers
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1916 (rank #552, 107 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2145, 67 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 |
| 2024 | 70 |
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2022 | 55 |
| 2021 | 54 |
| 2020 | 39 |
| 2019 | 41 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2017 | 38 |
| 2016 | 36 |
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 2025 (rank #1093, 27 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2024 | 27 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 15 |
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 1974 (rank #551, 26 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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 Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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