Oskar
German variation of Oscar
"God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior"
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Updated Thu Jun 12 2025
Oskar Origin and Meaning
The name Oskar is a boy's name of German origin.
Oskar is to Oscar as Jakob is to Jacob: more distinctive and continental.
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- Names Similar to Oskar
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# 1106 on Nameberry
Oskar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Oskar
- 1106Nameberry2025
- 721Unique2024
- 324England2023
- 201Scotland2022
- 19Germany2024
- 74Sweden2024
- 14Norway2024
- 35Iceland2014
- 176Switzerland2023
- 36Austria2023
- 24Poland2024
- 96Estonia2024
- 10Slovenia2023
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Famous People Named Oskar
- Oskar HomolkaAustrian actor
- Oskar KokoschkaAustrian expressionistic artist
- Oskar KolbergPolish composer, ethnographer, folklorist
- Oskar OsalaFinnish ice hockey player
- Oskar SchlemmerGerman Bauhaus artist
- Oskar SchindlerGerman industrialist credited with saving over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust
- Oskar WernerGerman,Austrian actor
- Oskar Michael (b.2018)son of TV personalities Nate Berkus And Jeremiah Brent
The name Oskar in Pop Culture
- Oskar Stefanssoncharacter in "Sims" series
- Oskar Kokoshkacharacter on animated series "Hey Arnold!"
- Oskar Schellmain character in novel/film 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'
- Oskar Matzerathmain character in novel/film 'The Tin Drum'
- Oskarmain character in novel/film 'Let the Right One In'