Oscar
English or Irish
"God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior"
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Variation of Oskar
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# 217 in the US
Oscar Rank in US Top 1000
# 27 on Nameberry
Oscar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Oscar
- 217US2024
- 27Nameberry2026
- 153Canada2024
- 600Future2028
- 9England2024
- 22scotland2024
- 32Ireland2024
- 16Australia2024
- 28New Zealand2024
- 63France2024
- 14Germany2017
- 90Netherlands2025
- 98Spain2019
- 95Mexico2021
- 41sweden2024
- 1Denmark2024
- 11Belgium2024
- 109switzerland2024
- 55Dogs2022
- 12Cats2023
20 Names Similar to Oscar
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- Felix
- Louis
- Archie
- Theodore
- Otto
- Otis
- Simon
- August
- Sebastian
- Alfie
- George
- Jude
- Frederick
- Leo
- Henry
- Jasper
- Harry
- Walter
Famous People Named Oscar
- Oscar I (Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte) and Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik)Kings of Sweden
- (Oscar)Claude Monet, French painter
- Oscar Fingall O'Flaherty Wills WildeIrish novelist and playwright
- Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida NiemeyerBrazilian Modernist architect
- Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein IIAmerican lyricist
- Oscar de la HoyaAmerican boxer
- Oscar Leonard Carl PistoriusSouth African sprinter
- Oscar Emmanuel PetersonCanadian jazz pianist
- Oscar Isaac (Hernandez)Guatemalan,American actor
- Oscar Arístides de la RentaDominican fashion designer
- Óscar HernandezSpanish tennis player
- Oscar RobertsonAmerican basketball player
- Óscar FreireSpanish cyclist
- Oscar GarciaLopez, American designer & contestant on TV's "Under the Gunn"
- Oscar Carl OlofPrince of Sweden, Duke of Skåne
- Óscar Albeiro Figueroa MosqueraColombian weightlifter
- Oscar MoralesYouTuber
- Oscar Vai To'elau KightleySamoan,born New Zealand actor
- Oscar Humphries (b. 1981)son of actor/comedian Barry Humphries
- Oscar Wakeman (b. 1986)son of keyboardist Rick Wakeman of Yes
- Oscar Birdsall (b. 1988)son of actors Gwyneth Strong and Jesse Birdsall
- Oscar Lauterbach (b. 1988)son of actors Heiner Lauterbach and Katja Flint
- Oscar (b. 1995)son of singer Karen Cheryl
- Oscar Mikael Bolyos (b. 1996)son of singers Marie Fredriksson and Mikael Bolyos
- Oscar Nick (b. 1996)son of Prince Heinrich of Hanover and actress Désirée Nick
- Oscar Maximillian Jackman (b. 2000)son of actor Hugh Jackman
- Oscar (b. 2001)son of model Esther De Jong
- Oscar Bruel (b. 2003)son of singer/actor Patrick Bruel
- Oscar Crochu (b. 2003)son of tennis player Alexandra Fusai and David Crochu
- Oscar Sampson (b. 2006)son of TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher and Paul Sampson
- Oscar Griffiths (b. 2007)son of actress Gillian Anderson and Mark Griffiths
- Oscar Boël O'Hare (b. 2008)son of Delphine Boël; grandson of King Albert II of Belgium
- Oscar William King (b. 2009)son of footballer Steven King
- Oscar John Pryor (b. 2010)son of radio and TV personality Jono Pryor
- Oscar Dylan Judd (b. 2011)son of model Rebecca Judd and footballer Chris Judd
- Oscar Dempsey (b. 2012)son of athletes Nick Dempsey and Sarah Ayton
- Oscar Noxonson of TV producer Jenji Kohan and Christopher Noxon
- Oscar Holly Marmet (b. 2016)son of actress Robin Tunney
- Prince Oscar Carl Olaf of SwedenDuke of Skåne (b. 2016), son of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
- Oscar James Ramsay (b. 2019)son of British chef, restaurateur, & TV personality Gordon Ramsay
- Oscar PiastriAustralian Formula 1 Driver
The name Oscar in Pop Culture
- OscarIrish mythological warrior; son of Oisín and Niamh
- Oscar Nicodemus Pendletoncharacter in "The Author's Apprentice"
- Oscar Madisona main character in The Odd Couple series
- Oscar the GrouchMuppet on TV's "Sesame Street"
- Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggsfull name of the Wizard of Oz
- Baby Oscarcharacter in movie "Ghostbusters II"
- Oscar Martinezcharacter on US TV series "The Office"
- Oscar BluthGeorge Bluth's twin brother on TV's "Arrested Development"
- Oscarcatfish in animated series "Fish Hooks"
- Oscarcharacter on animated series "True Jackson VP"
- Oscar Pinecharacter in the web series "RWBY"
- Oscar François de Jarjayes or Lady Oscarthe main character in "The Rose of Versailles" anime and manga
- Oscar Goldmancharacter on TV's The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman
- Oscar Shalescharacter on TV's Prison Break
- Oscara Lance Knight in video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Oscar Blaketoncharacter in British TV series Heartbeat
- Oscar Branningcharacter on British soap EastEnders
- Oscar Osbornecharacter on British soap Hollyoaks
- Oscarknight in the video game Dark Souls
- Oscarminor character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- "Oscar" 1991 movie and a minor character
- Oscarnickname of the Academy Award
- George Oscar Bluth(GOB) oldest son of Lucille and George Bluth on Arrested Development
- Oscarcharacter on animated series "Finny the Shark"
International Variations of the name Oscar
- OsgarScottish Gaelic
- OsckarGerman
- OskarGerman
- OkkoFinnish
- OskariFinnish
- OszkarHungarian
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