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Oskaras

Gender
Boy
Say it
OS-ka-ras
Origin
Irish

Oskaras is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “deer lover”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Oskaras mean?

Irish: Lithuanian form of Oscar

“deer lover”

The Lithuanian form of Oscar, with the typical masculine ending -as.

Is Oskaras a girl's or a boy's name?

Oskaras is a boys' name.

How popular is Oskaras in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 21 boys.

Half of all the boys named Oskaras in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

2007Busiest: 21 in 20122024
Oskaras in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20244#4,346
20238#2,691
20229#2,457
202112#1,969
202020#1,356
201911#2,102
201812#1,981
201712#2,037
201614#1,804
201515#1,693
201418#1,454
201316#1,560
201221#1,313
201113#1,788
201012#1,887
20098#2,445
200810#2,048
20074#3,748

Names like Oskaras

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Oskaras: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oskaras, updated 20 October 2026.