Oscar

Meaning and origin of Oscar

Popularity of Oscar in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Oscar has been stable (+2.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Oscar every 3.1 schools, all spellings combined.

Oscar in English-speaking countries

Oscar ranks 8^th in England and Wales, 22^nd in New Zealand and 25^th in Scotland, against 66^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  8^th boys’ name8,177 babies in 3 years1 boy in 101−2.3% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  25^th boys’ name447 babies in 3 years1 boy in 134+0.7% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  22^nd boys’ name354 babies in 3 years1 boy in 139−3.3% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  27^th boys’ name182 babies in 3 years1 boy in 140+1.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  31^st boys’ name462 babies in 3 years1 boy in 155+0.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  72^nd boys’ name144 babies in 3 years1 boy in 309+2.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  156^th boys’ name257 babies in 3 years1 boy in 661−0.8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  219^th boys’ name4,991 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,030−1.6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Oskar (in French)50

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Oscar

• Owen
• Axel
• Nolan
• Mahé
• Maé
• Lyam
• Evan
• Malo
• Ayden
• Logan
• Ewen
• Liam

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin
• 65^thTop 100 French boy names