Oscar Overview
Oscar Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Oscar?
Oscar means “divine spear” or “champion warrior.” The name suggests a strong and valiant personality, often seen as noble and courageous.
What Is the Origin of The Name Oscar?
The name Oscar has Old English and Irish origins, derived from the Gaelic elements “os,” meaning “deer,” and “cara,” meaning “friend.” Another interpretation comes from Old English, where it combines “os,” meaning “God,” and “gar,” meaning “spear,” giving it the meaning “divine spear.”
Oscar Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Oscar
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 216 (-15 from 2022) | 1693 (-197 from 2022) | 0.09246 |
2022 | 201 (+25 from 2021) | 1890 (+194 from 2021) | 0.10091 |
2021 | 226 (-12 from 2020) | 1696 (-69 from 2020) | 0.09052 |
2020 | 214 (-9 from 2019) | 1765 (-125 from 2019) | 0.09542 |
2019 | 205 (+1 from 2018) | 1890 (-66 from 2018) | 0.09835 |
2018 | 206 (-14 from 2017) | 1956 (-92 from 2017) | 0.10063 |
2017 | 192 (-16 from 2016) | 2048 (-212 from 2016) | 0.10348 |
2016 | 176 (+5 from 2015) | 2260 (-39 from 2015) | 0.11157 |
2015 | 181 (+3 from 2014) | 2299 (-22 from 2014) | 0.11245 |
2014 | 184 (-6 from 2013) | 2321 (+79 from 2013) | 0.11326 |
2013 | 178 (-1 from 2012) | 2242 (+45 from 2012) | 0.11095 |
2012 | 177 (-15 from 2011) | 2197 (-181 from 2011) | 0.10827 |
2011 | 162 (-15 from 2010) | 2378 (-287 from 2010) | 0.11706 |
2010 | 147 (-16 from 2009) | 2665 (-451 from 2009) | 0.12972 |
2009 | 131 (-11 from 2008) | 3116 (-446 from 2008) | 0.14692 |
2008 | 120 (+1 from 2007) | 3562 (+14 from 2007) | 0.16336 |
2007 | 121 (-3 from 2006) | 3548 (-53 from 2006) | 0.16018 |
2006 | 118 (-1 from 2005) | 3601 (+140 from 2005) | 0.16425 |
2005 | 117 (+6 from 2004) | 3461 (+113 from 2004) | 0.16269 |
2004 | 123 (-1 from 2003) | 3348 (+47 from 2003) | 0.15842 |
2003 | 122 (-2 from 2002) | 3301 (+68 from 2002) | 0.15710 |
2002 | 120 (+2 from 2001) | 3233 (+39 from 2001) | 0.15644 |
2001 | 122 No change from 2000 | 3194 (+16 from 2000) | 0.15442 |
2000 | 122 (-6 from 1999) | 3178 (+53 from 1999) | 0.15218 |
1999 | 116 (+13 from 1998) | 3125 (+119 from 1998) | 0.15326 |
1998 | 129 (-2 from 1997) | 3006 (+36 from 1997) | 0.14825 |
1997 | 127 (-2 from 1996) | 2970 (-29 from 1996) | 0.14866 |
1996 | 125 (+5 from 1995) | 2999 (+269 from 1995) | 0.14967 |
1995 | 130 (-8 from 1994) | 2730 (-116 from 1994) | 0.13573 |
1994 | 122 (+1 from 1993) | 2846 (-2 from 1993) | 0.13962 |
1993 | 123 (+7 from 1992) | 2848 (+261 from 1992) | 0.13788 |
1992 | 130 (+4 from 1991) | 2587 (+143 from 1991) | 0.12324 |
1991 | 134 (+1 from 1990) | 2444 (+116 from 1990) | 0.11530 |
1990 | 135 (+17 from 1989) | 2328 (+363 from 1989) | 0.10818 |
1989 | 152 (+8 from 1988) | 1965 (+232 from 1988) | 0.09375 |
1988 | 160 (+3 from 1987) | 1733 (+72 from 1987) | 0.08655 |
1987 | 163 (+6 from 1986) | 1661 (+89 from 1986) | 0.08517 |
1986 | 169 No change from 1985 | 1572 (-21 from 1985) | 0.08180 |
1985 | 169 (+9 from 1984) | 1593 (+172 from 1984) | 0.08278 |
1984 | 178 (+5 from 1983) | 1421 (+51 from 1983) | 0.07572 |
1983 | 183 (-8 from 1982) | 1370 (-116 from 1982) | 0.07351 |
1982 | 175 (-4 from 1981) | 1486 (+22 from 1981) | 0.07874 |
1981 | 171 (+4 from 1980) | 1464 (+68 from 1980) | 0.07861 |
1980 | 175 (+9 from 1979) | 1396 (+85 from 1979) | 0.07527 |
1979 | 184 (-5 from 1978) | 1311 (-1 from 1978) | 0.07319 |
1978 | 179 (+2 from 1977) | 1312 (+39 from 1977) | 0.07679 |
1977 | 181 (+3 from 1976) | 1273 (+42 from 1976) | 0.07447 |
1976 | 184 No change from 1975 | 1231 (-3 from 1975) | 0.07540 |
1975 | 184 (+5 from 1974) | 1234 (+35 from 1974) | 0.07606 |
1974 | 189 (+14 from 1973) | 1199 (+131 from 1973) | 0.07355 |
1973 | 203 (+2 from 1972) | 1068 (-44 from 1972) | 0.06619 |
1972 | 205 (+15 from 1971) | 1112 (+47 from 1971) | 0.06643 |
1971 | 220 (+5 from 1970) | 1065 (+22 from 1970) | 0.05859 |
1970 | 225 (+3 from 1969) | 1043 (+37 from 1969) | 0.05476 |
1969 | 228 (+10 from 1968) | 1006 (+104 from 1968) | 0.05500 |
1968 | 238 (-4 from 1967) | 902 (-31 from 1967) | 0.05080 |
1967 | 234 (-6 from 1966) | 933 (-11 from 1966) | 0.05243 |
1966 | 228 (+4 from 1965) | 944 (-43 from 1965) | 0.05194 |
1965 | 232 (+11 from 1964) | 987 (-13 from 1964) | 0.05210 |
1964 | 243 (-8 from 1963) | 1000 (-21 from 1963) | 0.04933 |
1963 | 235 (+10 from 1962) | 1021 (+14 from 1962) | 0.04945 |
1962 | 245 No change from 1961 | 1007 (-35 from 1961) | 0.04791 |
1961 | 245 No change from 1960 | 1042 (-26 from 1960) | 0.04831 |
1960 | 245 (-2 from 1959) | 1068 (-17 from 1959) | 0.04932 |
1959 | 243 (-6 from 1958) | 1085 (+16 from 1958) | 0.05008 |
1958 | 237 (-20 from 1957) | 1069 (-131 from 1957) | 0.04961 |
1957 | 217 No change from 1956 | 1200 (+67 from 1956) | 0.05482 |
1956 | 217 (-6 from 1955) | 1133 (-22 from 1955) | 0.05279 |
1955 | 211 (-14 from 1954) | 1155 (-113 from 1954) | 0.05526 |
1954 | 197 (+6 from 1953) | 1268 (+72 from 1953) | 0.06128 |
1953 | 203 (-1 from 1952) | 1196 (+109 from 1952) | 0.05973 |
1952 | 202 (-3 from 1951) | 1087 (+20 from 1951) | 0.05509 |
1951 | 199 (-7 from 1950) | 1067 (-36 from 1950) | 0.05581 |
1950 | 192 (-6 from 1949) | 1103 (-20 from 1949) | 0.06064 |
1949 | 186 (-2 from 1948) | 1123 (+25 from 1948) | 0.06232 |
1948 | 184 (+2 from 1947) | 1098 (-13 from 1947) | 0.06159 |
1947 | 186 (-4 from 1946) | 1111 (+94 from 1946) | 0.05981 |
1946 | 182 (-6 from 1945) | 1017 (+79 from 1945) | 0.06162 |
1945 | 176 (+2 from 1944) | 938 (+27 from 1944) | 0.06839 |
1944 | 178 (-9 from 1943) | 911 (-163 from 1943) | 0.06558 |
1943 | 169 (+3 from 1942) | 1074 (+117 from 1942) | 0.07383 |
1942 | 172 (-7 from 1941) | 957 (-62 from 1941) | 0.06795 |
1941 | 165 (+1 from 1940) | 1019 (+81 from 1940) | 0.08120 |
1940 | 166 (-7 from 1939) | 938 (-63 from 1939) | 0.07908 |
1939 | 159 (-1 from 1938) | 1001 (-22 from 1938) | 0.08833 |
1938 | 158 (-4 from 1937) | 1023 (+35 from 1937) | 0.09001 |
1937 | 154 (-1 from 1936) | 988 (-20 from 1936) | 0.09034 |
1936 | 153 (-10 from 1935) | 1008 (-83 from 1935) | 0.09471 |
1935 | 143 No change from 1934 | 1091 (-4 from 1934) | 0.10200 |
1934 | 143 (-1 from 1933) | 1095 (-16 from 1933) | 0.10311 |
1933 | 142 (-4 from 1932) | 1111 (-144 from 1932) | 0.10890 |
1932 | 138 (-9 from 1931) | 1255 (-80 from 1931) | 0.11681 |
1931 | 129 (-5 from 1930) | 1335 (-131 from 1930) | 0.12479 |
1930 | 124 (-7 from 1929) | 1466 (-16 from 1929) | 0.12979 |
1929 | 117 (+5 from 1928) | 1482 (+18 from 1928) | 0.13380 |
1928 | 122 (-9 from 1927) | 1464 (-171 from 1927) | 0.12829 |
1927 | 113 (-8 from 1926) | 1635 (-80 from 1926) | 0.14072 |
1926 | 105 (-6 from 1925) | 1715 (-39 from 1925) | 0.14972 |
1925 | 99 No change from 1924 | 1754 (-65 from 1924) | 0.15233 |
1924 | 99 (-3 from 1923) | 1819 (-61 from 1923) | 0.15560 |
1923 | 96 (-4 from 1922) | 1880 (-127 from 1922) | 0.16604 |
1922 | 92 No change from 1921 | 2007 (+29 from 1921) | 0.17837 |
1921 | 92 (-2 from 1920) | 1978 (-28 from 1920) | 0.17382 |
1920 | 90 (-2 from 1919) | 2006 (+15 from 1919) | 0.18223 |
1919 | 88 (-1 from 1918) | 1991 (-122 from 1918) | 0.19609 |
1918 | 87 No change from 1917 | 2113 (+152 from 1917) | 0.20150 |
1917 | 87 (-1 from 1916) | 1961 (+45 from 1916) | 0.20442 |
1916 | 86 (+2 from 1915) | 1916 (+128 from 1915) | 0.20753 |
1915 | 88 (-11 from 1914) | 1788 (+235 from 1914) | 0.20297 |
1914 | 77 (-1 from 1913) | 1553 (+304 from 1913) | 0.22727 |
1913 | 76 (-3 from 1912) | 1249 (+92 from 1912) | 0.23292 |
1912 | 73 (-5 from 1911) | 1157 (+521 from 1911) | 0.25628 |
1911 | 68 (+5 from 1910) | 636 (+131 from 1910) | 0.26347 |
1910 | 73 (-3 from 1909) | 505 (+46 from 1909) | 0.24219 |
1909 | 70 (-5 from 1908) | 459 (-17 from 1908) | 0.25952 |
1908 | 65 (-6 from 1907) | 476 (-7 from 1907) | 0.28611 |
1907 | 59 (+5 from 1906) | 483 (+71 from 1906) | 0.30457 |
1906 | 64 (-8 from 1905) | 412 (-24 from 1905) | 0.28598 |
1905 | 56 (-2 from 1904) | 436 (-6 from 1904) | 0.30440 |
1904 | 54 (-3 from 1903) | 442 (+15 from 1903) | 0.31913 |
1903 | 51 (+4 from 1902) | 427 (+30 from 1902) | 0.33018 |
1902 | 55 (-8 from 1901) | 397 (-25 from 1901) | 0.29906 |
1901 | 47 No change from 1900 | 422 (-141 from 1900) | 0.36508 |
1900 | 47 (-1 from 1899) | 563 (+116 from 1899) | 0.34727 |
1899 | 46 (-5 from 1898) | 447 (-99 from 1898) | 0.38804 |
1898 | 41 (-4 from 1897) | 546 (+3 from 1897) | 0.41333 |
1897 | 37 (+3 from 1896) | 543 (+4 from 1896) | 0.44529 |
1896 | 40 (-1 from 1895) | 539 (-10 from 1895) | 0.41760 |
1895 | 39 (-5 from 1894) | 549 (-52 from 1894) | 0.43351 |
1894 | 34 (-2 from 1893) | 601 (+27 from 1893) | 0.48122 |
1893 | 32 (+1 from 1892) | 574 (-60 from 1892) | 0.47422 |
1892 | 33 (-1 from 1891) | 634 (+83 from 1891) | 0.48231 |
1891 | 32 (-3 from 1890) | 551 (-77 from 1890) | 0.50428 |
1890 | 29 (+3 from 1889) | 628 (+56 from 1889) | 0.52464 |
1889 | 32 (-1 from 1888) | 572 (-75 from 1888) | 0.48054 |
1888 | 31 (-2 from 1887) | 647 (+73 from 1887) | 0.49805 |
1887 | 29 (-3 from 1886) | 574 (-71 from 1886) | 0.52511 |
1886 | 26 (+2 from 1885) | 645 (+22 from 1885) | 0.54183 |
1885 | 28 (+2 from 1884) | 623 (+8 from 1884) | 0.53732 |
1884 | 30 (-4 from 1883) | 615 (+8 from 1883) | 0.50107 |
1883 | 26 (+2 from 1882) | 607 (-18 from 1882) | 0.53968 |
1882 | 28 No change from 1881 | 625 (+95 from 1881) | 0.51216 |
1881 | 28 (+1 from 1880) | 530 (-14 from 1880) | 0.48949 |
1880 | 29 First SSA data recorded | 544 First SSA data recorded | 0.45946 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Oscar
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#1432021 | #1222022 | #1312023 |
Texas (TX)
#1432021 | #1322022 | #1462023 |
New York (NY)
#2142021 | #1752022 | #1652023 |
Illinois (IL)
#2512021 | #1892022 | #1982023 |
Florida (FL)
#3332021 | #2672022 | #3002023 |
Georgia (GA)
#3272021 | #2842022 | #3112023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#2642021 | #2412022 | #2922023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#1482021 | #1362022 | #1612023 |
Alabama (AL)
#4322021 | #2632022 | #8642023 |
Virginia (VA)
#2852021 | #2522022 | #2742023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#4152021 | #3802022 | #5172023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#3372021 | #2782022 | #3132023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#2942021 | #2922022 | #2752023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#5182018 | #6172019 | #5112023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#2392021 | #1922022 | #3222023 |
Ohio (OH)
#2682021 | #2812022 | #3192023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#3722021 | #3312022 | #3372023 |
Michigan (MI)
#2552021 | #3022022 | #3452023 |
Missouri (MO)
#2702021 | #2822022 | #2792023 |
Washington (WA)
#1702021 | #1752022 | #1602023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#3022021 | #4392022 | #2912023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#2172021 | #1752022 | #3892023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#2532021 | #6072022 | #4682023 |
Indiana (IN)
#2482021 | #2322022 | #2982023 |
Colorado (CO)
#1762021 | #1972022 | #1842023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#2332021 | #1492022 | #2062023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1752021 | #1552022 | #1902023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#1492021 | #1522022 | #1702023 |
Maryland (MD)
#2912021 | #1972022 | #1392023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#2172021 | #2232022 | #3282023 |
Oregon (OR)
#2022021 | #2052022 | #1512023 |
Kansas (KS)
#2422021 | #1992022 | #4042023 |
Nevada (NV)
#2532021 | #1842022 | #1602023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#2661967 | #3122016 | #3832019 |
Iowa (IA)
#4082021 | #3022022 | #3412023 |
Utah (UT)
#3342021 | #2402022 | #2262023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#2482021 | #2172022 | #2142023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#1562021 | #1522022 | #722023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#1342021 | #2992022 | #2632023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#2102020 | #2752022 | #2052023 |
Idaho (ID)
#3902021 | #3132022 | #2242023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#2532020 | #1432021 | #1062022 |
Maine (ME)
#1842017 | #1682022 | #1922023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#1852019 | #1562020 | #2092022 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#1992020 | #2612021 | #2632023 |
Montana (MT)
#1592019 | #2652021 | #2182022 |
Delaware (DE)
#2262013 | #2332016 | #2402022 |
Alaska (AK)
#2362018 | #1972019 | #1682020 |
Vermont (VT)
#1482016 | #1342019 | #1052021 |
Hawaii (HI)
#2232015 | #2592017 | #2422019 |
Wyoming (WY)
#671919 | #1312016 |
Popularity Rankings for Oscar in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Denmark
#12021 | #42022 | #7First half of 2023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#102019 | #72020 | #82021 |
Popularity in Belgium
#122020 | #102021 | #112022 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#222021 | #112022 | #202023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#142021 | #352022 | #332023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#212021 | #282022 | #262023 |
Popularity in Scotland
#272021 | #222022 | #282023 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#422021 | #512022 | #252023 |
Popularity in Ireland
#302021 | #382022 | #302023 |
Popularity in Galicia, Spain
#372008 | #412009 | #502010 |
Popularity in Norway
#402021 | #692022 | #512023 |
Popularity in France
#762020 | #732021 | #742022 |
Popularity in Canada
#1132021 | #1192022 | #812023 |
Popularity in Spain
#852017 | #892018 | #982019 |
Popularity in Mexico
#932020 | #952021 |
Popularity in Uruguay
#1112020 | #1032021 | #952022 |
Popularity in Chile
#1102019 | #1202020 | #1242021 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#1312020 | #1302021 | #1412022 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#1312020 | #1762021 | #1462022 |
Popularity in Russia (Moscow)
#1362016 |
Popularity in Austria
#1722019 | #1372020 | #1622021 |
Popularity in Argentina
#1551999 | #1402006 | #1672009 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#2722018 | #1632019 | #2532020 |
Popularity in Poland
#1962021 | #2172022 | #1922023 |
Popularity in Iceland
#2942022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Oscar a Name for Boys or Girls?
Oscar is favored for boys, known for its solid and dignified qualities. Its historical and cultural connotations make it a distinctive and appealing choice.
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