The first name Osvaldo
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Osvaldo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 130 boys born in the United States were named Osvaldo, the 1,408th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2004, when 634 were.
14,538
babies named Osvaldo since 1880
#1,408
rank in 2025
2004
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Osvaldo
39 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Osvaldo ArdilesArgentine association football player and manager, born 1952
- Osvaldo MolesBrazilian journalist, radio announcer and lyricist, 1913–1967
- Osvaldo EscuderoArgentine association football player, born 1960
- Osvaldo PuglieseArgentine pianist and tango composer (1905–1995)
- Osvaldo José Martins JúniorBrazilian association football player, born 1982
- Osvaldo Héctor CruzArgentine association football player (1931–2023)
- Osvaldo GolijovArgentine composer of classical music, born 1960
- Osvaldo Lourenço FilhoBrazilian footballer, born 1987
- Osvaldo SáezChilean footballer (1923-1959)
- Osvaldo AranhaBrazilian politician (1894-1960) – Brazilian lawyer, diplomat and politician, 16th Governo
- Osvaldo CastroChilean footballer, born 1947
- Osvaldo Velloso de BarrosBrazilian footballer (1908-1996)
Questions
- Is Osvaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 14,538 US babies named Osvaldo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Osvaldo most popular?
- 2004 in the United States, when 634 babies were named Osvaldo, its highest rank at 410th.