Oslo
Boy · OZ-loh · Old Norse
Oslo is a boys' name of Old Norse origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 1,959th for boys in the US (78 babies).
What does Oslo mean?
Old Norse: from the name of Norway's capital
Taken from the name of Norway's capital, whose Old Norse origin is disputed.
- Say it
- OZ-loh
Is Oslo a girl's or a boy's name?
Oslo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 78 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oslo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 148% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Oslo, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Oslo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Oslo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
How popular is Oslo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,959among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 78about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 178% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 78 boys in the US were named Oslo, making it the 1,959th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 94 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Oslo in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 92 boys in the US were given Oslo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,556, up from #1,959 for this spelling alone.
- Oslo 78
- Ozlo 14
Oslo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #1,959 |
| 2024 | 82 | #1,921 |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,832 |
| 2022 | 94 | #1,760 |
| 2021 | 51 | #2,551 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
Names like Oslo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arlo Lando Luca Enzo Milo Viggo Thiago Nico Jago Rio Albie Oakley
Other spellings of Oslo
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