Oscar
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Oscar
Oscar is one of the most stylish Old Man Names of our era. While it's softened slightly in popularity over the past 20 years, that may be considered a very good thing.
In the nineties and the aughties, Oscar looked to be one of the grandpa names heading straight for the top of the charts, ala Elijah or Theodore. But instead of rising into the Top 100, Oscar has settled into that comfortable place between being too far in or out.
Oscar has Irish and Norse roots—Norse Oscar comes from the Old English Osgar, a variation of the Old Norse name Ásgeirr. The Irish form was derived from the Gaelic elements os, meaning "deer," and car, "loving." In Irish legend, Oscar was one of the mightiest warriors of his generation, the son of Ossian and the grandson of Finn Mac Cumhaill (MacCool).
Oscar also has remarkable international versatility. In addition to being a top name in Sweden, where it has royal connection, Oscar ranks high on popularity lists in all the English-speaking countries as well as in France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and other European and Latin American countries.
Actors Hugh Jackman and Gillian Anderson chose Oscar for their sons.Famous Oscars include Wilde (whose given name was Fingal), Isaac, Madison, Hammerstein, Peterson, de la Renta, the Academy Award, and the Grouch.
Oscar is also given to girls.
Pronounced AHS-kur.
As of October 2026, Oscar ranked #223 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #26 in 1886, Nameberry popularity #39.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #184 | 2,321 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #181 | 2,299 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #176 | 2,261 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #192 | 2,048 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #206 | 1,956 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #205 | 1,891 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #214 | 1,766 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #226 | 1,697 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #201 | 1,890 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #216 | 1,701 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #217 | 1,656 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #223 | 1,620 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Oscar on lists
Famous Oscars
- Oscar I (Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte) and Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik)Boy
Kings of Sweden
- (OscarBoy
)Claude Monet, French painter
- Oscar Fingall O'Flaherty Wills WildeBoy
Irish novelist and playwright
- Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida NiemeyerBoy
Brazilian Modernist architect
- Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein IIBoy
American lyricist
- Oscar de la HoyaBoy
American boxer
- Oscar Leonard Carl PistoriusBoy
South African sprinter
- Oscar Emmanuel PetersonBoy
Canadian jazz pianist
- Oscar Isaac (Hernandez)Boy
Guatemalan,American actor
- Oscar Arístides de la RentaBoy
Dominican fashion designer
- Óscar HernandezBoy
Spanish tennis player
- Oscar RobertsonBoy
American basketball player
- Óscar FreireBoy
Spanish cyclist
- Oscar GarciaBoy
Lopez, American designer & contestant on TV's "Under the Gunn"
- Oscar Carl OlofBoy
Prince of Sweden, Duke of Skåne
- Óscar Albeiro Figueroa MosqueraBoy
Colombian weightlifter
- Oscar MoralesBoy
YouTuber
- Oscar Vai To'elau KightleyBoy
Samoan,born New Zealand actor
- Oscar Humphries (b. 1981)Boy
son of actor/comedian Barry Humphries
- Oscar Wakeman (b. 1986)Boy
son of keyboardist Rick Wakeman of Yes
- Oscar Birdsall (b. 1988)Boy
son of actors Gwyneth Strong and Jesse Birdsall
- Oscar Lauterbach (b. 1988)Boy
son of actors Heiner Lauterbach and Katja Flint
- Oscar (b. 1995)Boy
son of singer Karen Cheryl
- Oscar Mikael Bolyos (b. 1996)Boy
son of singers Marie Fredriksson and Mikael Bolyos
- Oscar Nick (b. 1996)Boy
son of Prince Heinrich of Hanover and actress Désirée Nick
- Oscar Maximillian Jackman (b. 2000)Boy
son of actor Hugh Jackman
- Oscar (b. 2001)Boy
son of model Esther De Jong
- Oscar Bruel (b. 2003)Boy
son of singer/actor Patrick Bruel
- Oscar Crochu (b. 2003)Boy
son of tennis player Alexandra Fusai and David Crochu
- Oscar Sampson (b. 2006)Boy
son of TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher and Paul Sampson
- Oscar Griffiths (b. 2007)Boy
son of actress Gillian Anderson and Mark Griffiths
- Oscar Boël O'Hare (b. 2008)Boy
son of Delphine Boël; grandson of King Albert II of Belgium
- Oscar William King (b. 2009)Boy
son of footballer Steven King
- Oscar John Pryor (b. 2010)Boy
son of radio and TV personality Jono Pryor
- Oscar Dylan Judd (b. 2011)Boy
son of model Rebecca Judd and footballer Chris Judd
- Oscar Dempsey (b. 2012)Boy
son of athletes Nick Dempsey and Sarah Ayton
- Oscar NoxonBoy
son of TV producer Jenji Kohan and Christopher Noxon
- Oscar Holly Marmet (b. 2016)Boy
son of actress Robin Tunney
- Prince Oscar Carl Olaf of SwedenBoy
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)Boy
son of British chef, restaurateur, & TV personality Gordon Ramsay
- Oscar PiastriBoy
Australian Formula 1 Driver
Oscar in pop culture
- OscarBoy
Irish mythological warrior; son of Oisín and Niamh
- Oscar Nicodemus PendletonBoy
character in "The Author's Apprentice"
- Oscar MadisonBoy
a main character in The Odd Couple series
- Oscar the GrouchBoy
Muppet on TV's "Sesame Street"
- Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise DiggsBoy
full name of the Wizard of Oz
- Baby OscarBoy
character in movie "Ghostbusters II"
- Oscar MartinezBoy
character on US TV series "The Office"
- Oscar BluthBoy
George Bluth's twin brother on TV's "Arrested Development"
- OscarBoy
catfish in animated series "Fish Hooks"
- OscarBoy
character on animated series "True Jackson VP"
- Oscar PineBoy
character in the web series "RWBY"
- Oscar François de Jarjayes or Lady OscarBoy
the main character in "The Rose of Versailles" anime and manga
- Oscar GoldmanBoy
character on TV's The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman
- Oscar ShalesBoy
character on TV's Prison Break
- OscarBoy
a Lance Knight in video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Oscar BlaketonBoy
character in British TV series Heartbeat
- Oscar BranningBoy
character on British soap EastEnders
- Oscar OsborneBoy
character on British soap Hollyoaks
- OscarBoy
knight in the video game Dark Souls
- OscarBoy
minor character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- "OscarBoy
" 1991 movie and a minor character
- OscarBoy
nickname of the Academy Award
- George Oscar BluthBoy
(GOB) oldest son of Lucille and George Bluth on Arrested Development
- OscarBoy
character on animated series "Finny the Shark"