# Oskar (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/oskar/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,241 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,241 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4,948, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 122 | 1,374 |
| 2012 | 136 | 1,290 |
| 2013 | 132 | 1,312 |
| 2014 | 134 | 1,315 |
| 2015 | 112 | 1,488 |
| 2016 | 160 | 1,191 |
| 2017 | 128 | 1,381 |
| 2018 | 134 | 1,345 |
| 2019 | 130 | 1,378 |
| 2020 | 144 | 1,279 |
| 2021 | 122 | 1,476 |
| 2022 | 136 | 1,378 |
| 2023 | 125 | 1,454 |
| 2024 | 96 | 1,730 |
| 2025 | 93 | 1,750 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 312 | 181 |
| 2012 | 317 | 181 |
| 2013 | 297 | 188 |
| 2014 | 297 | 191 |
| 2015 | 265 | 214 |
| 2016 | 266 | 212 |
| 2017 | 249 | 211 |
| 2018 | 246 | 213 |
| 2019 | 246 | 208 |
| 2020 | 190 | 251 |
| 2021 | 230 | 223 |
| 2022 | 162 | 277 |
| 2023 | 136 | 323 |
| 2024 | 129 | 338 |
| 2025 | 121 | 349 |

## People named Oskar

- Oskar Schindler, German industrialist and Holocaust rescuer (1908–1974)
- Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980)
- Oskar Werner, actor (1922-1984)
- Oskar Dirlewanger, German Nazi military officer and SS Regiment/Brigade Commander (1895–1945)
- Oskar Morgenstern, Austrian economist (1902–1977)
- Oskar Potiorek, Austro-Hungarian general (1853-1933)
- Oskar Gröning, accountant in Auschwitz (1921–2018)
- Oskar Fischinger, German-American abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter (1900-1967)
- Oskar Luts, Estonian writer and playwright (1887–1953)
- Oskar Merikanto, Finnish musician and composer (1868–1924)
- Oskari Mantere, Finnish politician (1874-1942)
- Oskar Homolka, Austrian actor (1898–1978)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.