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Oscar

English or Irish
"God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior"
Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Wed Oct 22 2025

Oscar Origin and Meaning

Variation of Oskar
# 217 in the US

Oscar Rank in US Top 1000

# 31 on Nameberry

Oscar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Oscar

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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 Wilde
    Irish novelist and playwright
  • Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer
    Brazilian Modernist architect
  • Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II
    American lyricist
  • Oscar de la Hoya
    American boxer
  • Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius
    South African sprinter
  • Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
    Canadian jazz pianist
  • Oscar Isaac (Hernandez)
    Guatemalan,American actor
  • Oscar Arístides de la Renta
    Dominican fashion designer
  • Óscar Hernandez
    Spanish tennis player
  • Oscar Robertson
    American basketball player
  • Óscar Freire
    Spanish cyclist
  • Oscar Garcia
    Lopez, American designer & contestant on TV's "Under the Gunn"
  • Oscar Carl Olof
    Prince of Sweden, Duke of Skåne
  • Óscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera
    Colombian weightlifter
  • Oscar Morales
    YouTuber
  • Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley
    Samoan,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 Noxon
    son of TV producer Jenji Kohan and Christopher Noxon
  • Oscar Holly Marmet (b. 2016)
    son of actress Robin Tunney
  • Prince Oscar Carl Olaf of Sweden
    Duke 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 Piastri
    Australian Formula 1 Driver

The name Oscar in Pop Culture

  • Oscar
    Irish mythological warrior; son of Oisín and Niamh
  • Oscar Nicodemus Pendleton
    character in "The Author's Apprentice"
  • Oscar Madison
    a main character in The Odd Couple series
  • Oscar the Grouch
    Muppet on TV's "Sesame Street"
  • Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs
    full name of the Wizard of Oz
  • Baby Oscar
    character in movie "Ghostbusters II"
  • Oscar Martinez
    character on US TV series "The Office"
  • Oscar Bluth
    George Bluth's twin brother on TV's "Arrested Development"
  • Oscar
    catfish in animated series "Fish Hooks"
  • Oscar
    character on animated series "True Jackson VP"
  • Oscar Pine
    character in the web series "RWBY"
  • Oscar François de Jarjayes or Lady Oscar
    the main character in "The Rose of Versailles" anime and manga
  • Oscar Goldman
    character on TV's The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman
  • Oscar Shales
    character on TV's Prison Break
  • Oscar
    a Lance Knight in video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
  • Oscar Blaketon
    character in British TV series Heartbeat
  • Oscar Branning
    character on British soap EastEnders
  • Oscar Osborne
    character on British soap Hollyoaks
  • Oscar
    knight in the video game Dark Souls
  • Oscar
    minor character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
  • "Oscar
    " 1991 movie and a minor character
  • Oscar
    nickname of the Academy Award
  • George Oscar Bluth
    (GOB) oldest son of Lucille and George Bluth on Arrested Development
  • Oscar
    character on animated series "Finny the Shark"

International Variations of the name Oscar

  • Osgar
    Scottish Gaelic
  • Osckar
    German
  • Oskar
    German
  • Okko
    Finnish
  • Oskari
    Finnish
  • Oszkar
    Hungarian

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