Oscar
Last seen for girls in 2015 at #16,419 · #223 for boys in 2025, 1,620 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1886 · 645 births
- Debut · boys
- 544 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 213,098since 1880
Oscar over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #223 | 1,620 | |
| 2024 | — | #216 | 1,669 | |
| 2023 | — | #216 | 1,702 | |
| 2022 | — | #201 | 1,892 | |
| 2021 | — | #226 | 1,697 | |
| 2020 | — | #214 | 1,766 | |
| 2019 | — | #205 | 1,892 | |
| 2018 | — | #206 | 1,956 | |
| 2017 | — | #192 | 2,048 | |
| 2016 | — | #176 | 2,261 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #181 | 2,299 |
| 2014 | — | #184 | 2,321 | |
| 2013 | — | #178 | 2,242 | |
| 2012 | — | #177 | 2,198 | |
| 2011 | — | #162 | 2,378 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #147 | 2,665 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #131 | 3,117 |
| 2008 | — | #120 | 3,563 | |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | #121 | 3,548 |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #118 | 3,601 |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #117 | 3,461 |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | #123 | 3,348 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #122 | 3,301 |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | #120 | 3,233 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #122 | 3,195 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #122 | 3,178 |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | #116 | 3,126 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #129 | 3,006 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #127 | 2,970 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #125 | 3,000 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 | #130 | 2,730 |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | #122 | 2,847 |
| 1993 | #4,826 | 20 | #123 | 2,847 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | #130 | 2,586 |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 | #134 | 2,445 |
| 1990 | #4,380 | 22 | #135 | 2,328 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #152 | 1,966 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #160 | 1,733 |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | #163 | 1,661 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #169 | 1,572 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #169 | 1,592 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #178 | 1,421 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | #183 | 1,370 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #175 | 1,486 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #171 | 1,464 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #175 | 1,396 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #184 | 1,312 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #179 | 1,311 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #181 | 1,273 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #183 | 1,231 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #184 | 1,235 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #189 | 1,198 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #203 | 1,068 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #205 | 1,111 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #220 | 1,066 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #225 | 1,042 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #229 | 1,004 |
| 1968 | — | #238 | 903 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #234 | 934 |
| 1966 | — | #228 | 943 | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #232 | 989 |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | #244 | 999 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #235 | 1,021 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #245 | 1,007 |
| 1961 | — | #245 | 1,042 | |
| 1960 | — | #245 | 1,066 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #243 | 1,087 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #237 | 1,070 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #217 | 1,200 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #217 | 1,132 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #211 | 1,155 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #197 | 1,268 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #203 | 1,196 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #202 | 1,087 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #199 | 1,067 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #192 | 1,103 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #186 | 1,124 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #184 | 1,098 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #186 | 1,110 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #182 | 1,017 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #176 | 939 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #178 | 910 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | #169 | 1,074 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #172 | 958 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #165 | 1,022 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #167 | 936 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #159 | 1,000 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #158 | 1,024 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #154 | 988 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #153 | 1,008 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #143 | 1,091 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #143 | 1,096 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #142 | 1,111 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #138 | 1,254 |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 | #129 | 1,334 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | #124 | 1,467 |
| 1929 | #1,892 | 19 | #117 | 1,482 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #122 | 1,464 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #113 | 1,635 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #105 | 1,715 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #99 | 1,754 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #99 | 1,819 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #96 | 1,880 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #92 | 2,007 |
| 1921 | #2,120 | 18 | #92 | 1,978 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | #90 | 2,006 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #88 | 1,991 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #87 | 2,113 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #87 | 1,961 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #86 | 1,916 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | #88 | 1,788 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #77 | 1,553 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #76 | 1,249 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #73 | 1,157 |
| 1911 | — | #68 | 636 | |
| 1910 | — | #73 | 505 | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #70 | 459 |
| 1908 | — | #65 | 476 | |
| 1907 | — | #59 | 483 | |
| 1906 | — | #64 | 412 | |
| 1905 | — | #56 | 436 | |
| 1904 | — | #54 | 442 | |
| 1903 | — | #51 | 427 | |
| 1902 | — | #55 | 397 | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #47 | 422 |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #47 | 563 |
| 1899 | — | #46 | 447 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #41 | 546 |
| 1897 | — | #37 | 543 | |
| 1896 | — | #40 | 539 | |
| 1895 | — | #39 | 549 | |
| 1894 | — | #34 | 601 | |
| 1893 | — | #32 | 574 | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #33 | 634 |
| 1891 | — | #32 | 551 | |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | #29 | 628 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #32 | 572 |
| 1888 | — | #31 | 647 | |
| 1887 | — | #29 | 574 | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | #26 | 645 |
| 1885 | — | #28 | 623 | |
| 1884 | — | #30 | 615 | |
| 1883 | — | #26 | 607 | |
| 1882 | — | #28 | 625 | |
| 1881 | — | #28 | 530 | |
| 1880 | — | #29 | 544 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Oscar was already there! It came in at #29, and was given to 544 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1895–1910, when fewer than 570 boys a year got the name.
Where Oscar is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#72 · 1 in 342
- Texas#96 · 1 in 424
- Illinois#129 · 1 in 821
- Arizona#154 · 1 in 775
- New Mexico#166 · 1 in 788
Best ever in a state: #25 in Alabama, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #72 | 525 | 1 in 342 |
| Texas | #96 | 291 | 1 in 424 |
| Illinois | #129 | 102 | 1 in 821 |
| Arizona | #154 | 27 | 1 in 775 |
| New Mexico | #166 | 13 | 1 in 788 |
| Connecticut | #188 | 11 | 1 in 1,573 |
| New Jersey | #200 | 29 | 1 in 1,463 |
| Georgia | #230 | 25 | 1 in 1,571 |
| Florida | #239 | 34 | 1 in 1,610 |
| New York | #247 | 62 | 1 in 1,791 |
| Washington | #247 | 13 | 1 in 2,280 |
| District of Columbia | #256 | 5 | 1 in 1,579 |
| Mississippi | #268 | 11 | 1 in 1,720 |
| Iowa | #276 | 6 | 1 in 3,694 |
| Oregon | #319 | 6 | 1 in 3,227 |
| Ohio | #322 | 19 | 1 in 4,231 |
| Colorado | #326 | 7 | 1 in 3,110 |
| Louisiana | #326 | 16 | 1 in 2,181 |
| Michigan | #332 | 17 | 1 in 3,943 |
| North Carolina | #333 | 12 | 1 in 3,130 |
| Massachusetts | #339 | 6 | 1 in 5,652 |
| Oklahoma | #345 | 6 | 1 in 3,558 |
| Tennessee | #364 | 8 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Pennsylvania | #405 | 11 | 1 in 6,915 |
| Virginia | #416 | 7 | 1 in 4,753 |
| Alabama | #429 | 6 | 1 in 4,499 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Oscar
- 7 spots since 2024 (#216 → #223)
- 9 spots since 2020 (#214 → #223)
- 42 spots since 2015 (#181 → #223)
- Biggest jump: 25 spots in 2022 (#226 → #201)
- Biggest drop: 20 spots in 1958 (#217 → #237)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #26 (645 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1880–1925
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 172 boys born in 1886 were named Oscar (0.58%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,054 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
- 15.7% of all boys named Oscar (33,545) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,982 | #26 (1886) | #29 |
| 1890s | 5,612 | #29 (1890) | #36 |
| 1900s | 4,517 | #47 (1900) | #57 |
| 1910s | 14,869 | #68 (1911) | #80 |
| 1920s | 17,740 | #90 (1920) | #103 |
| 1930s | 11,373 | #124 (1930) | #144 |
| 1940s | 10,188 | #165 (1941) | #177 |
| 1950s | 11,365 | #192 (1950) | #212 |
| 1960s | 9,908 | #228 (1966) | #238 |
| 1970s | 11,847 | #179 (1978) | #195 |
| 1980s | 15,661 | #152 (1989) | #170 |
| 1990s | 27,885 | #116 (1999) | #127 |
| 2000s | 33,545 | #117 (2005) | #122 |
| 2010s | 22,260 | #147 (2010) | #181 |
| 2020s | 10,346 | #201 (2022) | #216 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Oscar in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 145,933 of them was named Oscar, which outranked 52.0% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,427Yumi12
- #5,427Yvonna12
- #5,427Zelda12
- #5,751Oscar11
- #5,751Aaren11
- #5,751Addy11
- #5,751Aeisha11
- #6,189Adonica10
- #6,189Adraine10
- #6,189Adrena10
Tied with 437 names at #5,751; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,312 of them was named Oscar, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.