Names / Boy names
Oscar
Current rank
#223
holding steady
All-time peak
#26
in 1886
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
214,100
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #26 in 1886 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Deer friend. Stateside, it first shows up in 1880. Its strongest year was 1886, at #26 nationally. Today it sits at #223 and is keeping its place. Over 214,100 have carried it since records began.