How Many People Are Named Oscar?
people named Oscar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,431 people in the US has this name
Based on 214,168 babies named Oscar in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
3,607 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish and Portuguese form of OSCAR.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Oscar (99.5%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Oscar alive today is about 32 years old, and 55% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Oscar first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2006, to 3,607 babies. In 2025, 1,620 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Oscar never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #26, in 1886, and it was in the top 100 for 46 years, 1880 to 1925. In 2025 it ranked #223.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #223 |
| Best rank | #26 (1886) |
| Years in the top 100 | 46 (1880 to 1925) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #123 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Oscar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Oscar were born in California than in any other state: about 39,783 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Oscar was given 2.4 times as often in Texas, 2.1 times in California and 2 times in Arizona.
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