Oskar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OS-ka
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #358 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,743 for boys
Oskar is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “deer lover”. In 2025 it ranked 358th for boys in the UK (132 babies) and 1,743rd for boys in the US (93 babies).
What does Oskar mean?
Irish: German, Scandinavian and Polish spelling of Oscar
“deer lover”
Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossian poems, chose the name for his godson, who became King Oscar I of Sweden.
Is Oskar a girl's or a boy's name?
Oskar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 132 boys in the UK and 93 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oskar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 358th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 132 about 1 in 2,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 132 boys in the UK were named Oskar, making it the 358th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 259th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 353 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Oskar than any year since 2006.
Half of all the boys named Oskar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,150 boys in the UK were given Oskar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #8, up from #358 for this spelling alone.
- Oscar 3,018
- Oskar 132
Among boys in 2025, it was 349th in England and Wales and 316th in Scotland.
Oskar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 132 | #358 |
| 2024 | 143 | #346 |
| 2023 | 152 | #325 |
| 2022 | 191 | #274 |
| 2021 | 263 | #220 |
| 2020 | 209 | #259 |
| 2019 | 277 | #210 |
| 2018 | 278 | #219 |
| 2017 | 272 | #223 |
| 2016 | 309 | #206 |
| 2015 | 303 | #212 |
| 2014 | 353 | #181 |
| 2013 | 330 | #195 |
| 2012 | 349 | #191 |
| 2011 | 345 | #182 |
| 2010 | 309 | #194 |
| 2009 | 347 | #180 |
| 2008 | 234 | #223 |
| 2007 | 170 | #267 |
| 2006 | 85 | #434 |
| 2005 | 76 | #425 |
| 2004 | 73 | #421 |
| 2003 | 58 | #472 |
| 2002 | 43 | #549 |
| 2001 | 47 | #487 |
| 2000 | 42 | #531 |
| 1999 | 48 | #494 |
| 1998 | 40 | #538 |
| 1997 | 24 | #741 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Oskar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,743rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 93 about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 93 boys in the US were named Oskar, making it the 1,743rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,271st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 160 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Oskar than any year since 2005.
Half of all the boys named Oskar in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,713 boys in the US were given Oskar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #230, up from #1,743 for this spelling alone.
- Oscar 1,620
- Oskar 93
Oskar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93 | #1,743 |
| 2024 | 96 | #1,724 |
| 2023 | 125 | #1,449 |
| 2022 | 136 | #1,374 |
| 2021 | 122 | #1,469 |
| 2020 | 144 | #1,271 |
| 2019 | 130 | #1,372 |
| 2018 | 134 | #1,343 |
| 2017 | 128 | #1,378 |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,183 |
| 2015 | 112 | #1,481 |
| 2014 | 134 | #1,313 |
| 2013 | 132 | #1,305 |
| 2012 | 136 | #1,285 |
| 2011 | 122 | #1,371 |
| 2010 | 130 | #1,316 |
| 2009 | 137 | #1,278 |
| 2008 | 95 | #1,633 |
| 2007 | 96 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 113 | #1,402 |
| 2005 | 81 | #1,657 |
| 2004 | 75 | #1,698 |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,903 |
| 2002 | 69 | #1,691 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,931 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,421 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,309 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
Names like Oskar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Oskar
Names related to Oskar
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Oskar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oskar, updated 20 October 2026.