The first name Oswaldo
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Oswaldo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 41 boys born in the United States were named Oswaldo, the 3,027th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 461 were.
5,902
babies named Oswaldo since 1880
#3,027
rank in 2025
2006
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 Oswaldo
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Oswaldo de OliveiraBrazilian association football player and manager, born 1950
- Oswaldo PayáCuban activist (1952-2012)
- Oswaldo GuayasamínEcuadorian painter (1919–1999)
- Oswaldo CruzBrazilian physician and bacteriologist (1872-1917)
- Oswaldo MindaEcuadorian footballer, born 1983
- Oswaldo IbarraEcuadorian footballer, born 1969
- Oswaldo HenríquezColombian footballer, born 1989
- Oswaldo Brenes ÁlvarezCosta Rican catholic bishop (1942-2013)
- Juninho PaulistaBrazilian association football player, born 1973
- VadãoBrazilian association football manager (1956–2020)
Questions
- Is Oswaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,902 US babies named Oswaldo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Oswaldo most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 461 babies were named Oswaldo, its highest rank at 549th.