Oswald is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1916 and remains in steady use.
Oswald is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,161 for boy births in the United States (and #4,612 across all names), given to 67 babies. Oswald first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (107 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | #2,161 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | #2,128 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | #2,212 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | #2,507 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | #2,485 |
| 2020 | 39 | 39 | #3,015 |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | #2,927 |
| 2018 | 41 | 41 | #2,927 |
| 2017 | 38 | 38 | #3,108 |
| 2016 | 36 | 36 | #3,205 |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 | #4,048 |
| 2014 | 27 | 27 | #3,865 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | #4,922 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #6,220 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #5,138 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #4,639 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | #5,055 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #6,317 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #4,756 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | #5,010 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #4,973 |
| 2004 | 25 | 25 | #3,717 |
| 2003 | 23 | 23 | #3,816 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #7,472 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | #3,592 |
| 2000 | 20 | 20 | #4,027 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #4,111 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #4,357 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | #3,843 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,860 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #3,999 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #3,859 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | #3,006 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | #3,422 |
| 1991 | 22 | — | #2,965 |
| 1990 | 24 | — | #2,754 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #2,863 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #3,045 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #3,299 |
| 1986 | 20 | — | #2,664 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | #2,482 |
| 1984 | 31 | — | #1,827 |
| 1983 | 25 | — | #2,129 |
| 1982 | 22 | — | #2,321 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #2,751 |
| 1980 | 19 | — | #2,593 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #3,120 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | #2,185 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #2,629 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #2,675 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #2,609 |
| 1974 | 32 | — | #1,572 |
| 1973 | 19 | — | #2,189 |
| 1972 | 20 | — | #2,060 |
| 1971 | 28 | — | #1,699 |
| 1970 | 27 | — | #1,689 |
| 1969 | 22 | — | #1,794 |
| 1968 | 19 | — | #1,881 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #2,576 |
| 1966 | 23 | — | #1,642 |
| 1965 | 19 | — | #1,842 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | #1,958 |
| 1963 | 24 | — | #1,649 |
| 1962 | 28 | — | #1,508 |
| 1961 | 28 | — | #1,542 |
| 1960 | 26 | — | #1,610 |
| 1959 | 24 | — | #1,656 |
| 1958 | 30 | — | #1,442 |
| 1957 | 18 | — | #1,934 |
| 1956 | 28 | — | #1,503 |
| 1955 | 20 | — | #1,772 |
| 1954 | 40 | — | #1,195 |
| 1953 | 37 | — | #1,241 |
| 1952 | 25 | — | #1,539 |
| 1951 | 29 | — | #1,394 |
| 1950 | 25 | — | #1,490 |
| 1949 | 26 | — | #1,455 |
| 1948 | 31 | — | #1,314 |
| 1947 | 25 | — | #1,511 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #1,742 |
| 1945 | 38 | — | #1,052 |
| 1944 | 21 | — | #1,514 |
| 1943 | 17 | — | #1,813 |
| 1942 | 25 | — | #1,409 |
| 1941 | 24 | — | #1,402 |
| 1940 | 18 | — | #1,670 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | #1,943 |
| 1938 | 24 | — | #1,392 |
| 1937 | 27 | — | #1,306 |
| 1936 | 26 | — | #1,316 |
| 1935 | 33 | — | #1,158 |
| 1934 | 29 | — | #1,263 |
| 1933 | 46 | — | #932 |
| 1932 | 53 | — | #883 |
| 1931 | 52 | — | #898 |
| 1930 | 71 | — | #763 |
| 1929 | 51 | — | #950 |
| 1928 | 62 | — | #841 |
| 1927 | 67 | — | #819 |
| 1926 | 70 | — | #782 |
| 1925 | 84 | — | #708 |
| 1924 | 100 | — | #641 |
| 1923 | 83 | — | #716 |
| 1922 | 80 | — | #739 |
| 1921 | 86 | — | #705 |
| 1920 | 80 | — | #729 |
| 1919 | 90 | — | #646 |
| 1918 | 105 | — | #599 |
| 1917 | 94 | — | #615 |
| 1916 | 107 | — | #553 |
| 1915 | 92 | — | #600 |
| 1914 | 86 | — | #534 |
| 1913 | 64 | — | #544 |
| 1912 | 54 | — | #549 |
| 1911 | 29 | — | #569 |
| 1910 | 29 | — | #530 |
| 1909 | 25 | — | #528 |
| 1908 | 16 | — | #678 |
| 1907 | 19 | — | #581 |
| 1906 | 15 | — | #635 |
| 1905 | 13 | — | #692 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | #860 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | #829 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | #724 |
| 1901 | 15 | — | #525 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | #952 |
| 1899 | 11 | — | #649 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | #732 |
| 1897 | 18 | — | #468 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | #626 |
| 1895 | 13 | — | #598 |
| 1894 | 13 | — | #588 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | #748 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | #674 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | #1,089 |
| 1890 | 12 | — | #594 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | #575 |
| 1888 | 11 | — | #637 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | #729 |
| 1886 | 16 | — | #465 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #1,061 |
| 1884 | 13 | — | #538 |
| 1883 | 10 | — | #630 |
| 1882 | 11 | — | #599 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #846 |
| 1880 | 9 | — | #674 |