Oscar remains a common boys' name (#223 in 2025), down from a peak of #26 in 1886.
Oscar is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #223 for boy births in the United States (and #424 across all names), given to 1,620 babies. Oscar was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2006 (3,601 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,620 | 1,620 | — | #223 |
| 2024 | 1,669 | 1,669 | — | #216 |
| 2023 | 1,702 | 1,702 | — | #216 |
| 2022 | 1,892 | 1,892 | — | #201 |
| 2021 | 1,697 | 1,697 | — | #226 |
| 2020 | 1,766 | 1,772 | — | #214 |
| 2019 | 1,892 | 1,903 | — | #205 |
| 2018 | 1,956 | 1,962 | — | #206 |
| 2017 | 2,048 | 2,057 | — | #192 |
| 2016 | 2,261 | 2,266 | — | #177 |
| 2015 | 2,304 | 2,317 | #18,461 | #181 |
| 2014 | 2,321 | 2,330 | — | #184 |
| 2013 | 2,242 | 2,255 | — | #178 |
| 2012 | 2,198 | 2,210 | — | #177 |
| 2011 | 2,378 | 2,401 | — | #162 |
| 2010 | 2,670 | 2,690 | #19,127 | #147 |
| 2009 | 3,124 | 3,155 | #14,841 | #131 |
| 2008 | 3,563 | 3,587 | — | #120 |
| 2007 | 3,556 | 3,593 | #13,610 | #121 |
| 2006 | 3,607 | 3,642 | #16,609 | #118 |
| 2005 | 3,468 | 3,504 | #14,137 | #117 |
| 2004 | 3,363 | 3,402 | #7,734 | #123 |
| 2003 | 3,315 | 3,363 | #7,891 | #122 |
| 2002 | 3,250 | 3,310 | #6,620 | #120 |
| 2001 | 3,203 | 3,260 | #11,791 | #122 |
| 2000 | 3,186 | 3,249 | #11,517 | #122 |
| 1999 | 3,144 | 3,234 | #5,845 | #116 |
| 1998 | 3,017 | 3,085 | #8,431 | #129 |
| 1997 | 2,987 | — | #5,807 | #127 |
| 1996 | 3,014 | — | #6,647 | #125 |
| 1995 | 2,748 | — | #5,383 | #130 |
| 1994 | 2,871 | — | #4,343 | #122 |
| 1993 | 2,867 | — | #4,943 | #123 |
| 1992 | 2,605 | — | #5,206 | #131 |
| 1991 | 2,466 | — | #4,762 | #134 |
| 1990 | 2,350 | — | #4,476 | #135 |
| 1989 | 1,976 | — | #7,870 | #152 |
| 1988 | 1,740 | — | #10,046 | #160 |
| 1987 | 1,676 | — | #5,247 | #163 |
| 1986 | 1,584 | — | #6,045 | #169 |
| 1985 | 1,603 | — | #6,331 | #169 |
| 1984 | 1,440 | — | #4,116 | #178 |
| 1983 | 1,386 | — | #4,628 | #183 |
| 1982 | 1,497 | — | #6,238 | #175 |
| 1981 | 1,473 | — | #7,208 | #171 |
| 1980 | 1,411 | — | #4,913 | #176 |
| 1979 | 1,323 | — | #6,045 | #184 |
| 1978 | 1,325 | — | #4,861 | #179 |
| 1977 | 1,284 | — | #5,775 | #181 |
| 1976 | 1,244 | — | #4,820 | #183 |
| 1975 | 1,246 | — | #5,407 | #184 |
| 1974 | 1,206 | — | #6,684 | #189 |
| 1973 | 1,076 | — | #6,488 | #203 |
| 1972 | 1,121 | — | #5,347 | #205 |
| 1971 | 1,078 | — | #4,738 | #220 |
| 1970 | 1,050 | — | #6,200 | #225 |
| 1969 | 1,014 | — | #4,950 | #229 |
| 1968 | 903 | — | — | #238 |
| 1967 | 939 | — | #7,544 | #234 |
| 1966 | 943 | — | — | #228 |
| 1965 | 997 | — | #5,169 | #232 |
| 1964 | 1,010 | — | #4,283 | #244 |
| 1963 | 1,027 | — | #6,397 | #235 |
| 1962 | 1,012 | — | #7,287 | #245 |
| 1961 | 1,042 | — | — | #245 |
| 1960 | 1,066 | — | — | #245 |
| 1959 | 1,092 | — | #6,955 | #243 |
| 1958 | 1,077 | — | #5,262 | #237 |
| 1957 | 1,208 | — | #4,801 | #217 |
| 1956 | 1,138 | — | #5,778 | #217 |
| 1955 | 1,162 | — | #5,076 | #211 |
| 1954 | 1,279 | — | #3,652 | #197 |
| 1953 | 1,204 | — | #4,490 | #203 |
| 1952 | 1,096 | — | #4,036 | #203 |
| 1951 | 1,074 | — | #4,708 | #199 |
| 1950 | 1,112 | — | #3,875 | #192 |
| 1949 | 1,130 | — | #5,103 | #186 |
| 1948 | 1,106 | — | #4,121 | #184 |
| 1947 | 1,118 | — | #4,249 | #186 |
| 1946 | 1,027 | — | #3,379 | #182 |
| 1945 | 946 | — | #3,930 | #176 |
| 1944 | 916 | — | #4,432 | #178 |
| 1943 | 1,084 | — | #3,198 | #169 |
| 1942 | 964 | — | #4,504 | #172 |
| 1941 | 1,030 | — | #3,490 | #165 |
| 1940 | 942 | — | #4,234 | #167 |
| 1939 | 1,008 | — | #3,349 | #159 |
| 1938 | 1,035 | — | #2,692 | #158 |
| 1937 | 995 | — | #3,718 | #154 |
| 1936 | 1,021 | — | #2,360 | #153 |
| 1935 | 1,098 | — | #3,665 | #143 |
| 1934 | 1,107 | — | #2,695 | #143 |
| 1933 | 1,122 | — | #2,649 | #142 |
| 1932 | 1,268 | — | #2,339 | #138 |
| 1931 | 1,355 | — | #1,728 | #129 |
| 1930 | 1,484 | — | #2,090 | #124 |
| 1929 | 1,501 | — | #1,941 | #117 |
| 1928 | 1,473 | — | #3,387 | #122 |
| 1927 | 1,649 | — | #2,517 | #113 |
| 1926 | 1,728 | — | #2,679 | #105 |
| 1925 | 1,764 | — | #3,307 | #99 |
| 1924 | 1,826 | — | #4,344 | #99 |
| 1923 | 1,889 | — | #3,587 | #96 |
| 1922 | 2,020 | — | #2,731 | #92 |
| 1921 | 1,996 | — | #2,176 | #92 |
| 1920 | 2,018 | — | #2,855 | #90 |
| 1919 | 1,996 | — | #5,392 | #88 |
| 1918 | 2,124 | — | #2,978 | #87 |
| 1917 | 1,970 | — | #3,299 | #87 |
| 1916 | 1,924 | — | #3,481 | #86 |
| 1915 | 1,802 | — | #2,228 | #88 |
| 1914 | 1,561 | — | #2,816 | #77 |
| 1913 | 1,256 | — | #2,750 | #76 |
| 1912 | 1,164 | — | #2,574 | #73 |
| 1911 | 636 | — | — | #68 |
| 1910 | 505 | — | — | #73 |
| 1909 | 466 | — | #1,917 | #70 |
| 1908 | 476 | — | — | #65 |
| 1907 | 483 | — | — | #59 |
| 1906 | 412 | — | — | #64 |
| 1905 | 436 | — | — | #56 |
| 1904 | 442 | — | — | #54 |
| 1903 | 427 | — | — | #51 |
| 1902 | 397 | — | — | #55 |
| 1901 | 428 | — | #1,623 | #47 |
| 1900 | 568 | — | #2,153 | #47 |
| 1899 | 447 | — | — | #46 |
| 1898 | 551 | — | #1,900 | #41 |
| 1897 | 543 | — | — | #37 |
| 1896 | 539 | — | — | #41 |
| 1895 | 549 | — | — | #39 |
| 1894 | 601 | — | — | #34 |
| 1893 | 574 | — | — | #33 |
| 1892 | 639 | — | #1,612 | #33 |
| 1891 | 551 | — | — | #32 |
| 1890 | 635 | — | #1,174 | #29 |
| 1889 | 577 | — | #1,434 | #32 |
| 1888 | 647 | — | — | #31 |
| 1887 | 574 | — | — | #29 |
| 1886 | 650 | — | #1,240 | #26 |
| 1885 | 623 | — | — | #28 |
| 1884 | 615 | — | — | #30 |
| 1883 | 607 | — | — | #27 |
| 1882 | 625 | — | — | #28 |
| 1881 | 530 | — | — | #28 |
| 1880 | 544 | — | — | #29 |