Trend of the Popularity of Oscar as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,620 male babies that were named Oscar in the US, which was 0.10% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Oscar peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2006 with a count of 3,601 babies, which was 0.18% of the total male babies born in the US in 2006.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Oscar, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Oscar.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Oscar in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Oscar in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Oscar from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Oscar as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1396	0.08
1981	1464	0.08
1982	1486	0.08
1983	1370	0.08
1984	1421	0.08
1985	1592	0.09
1986	1572	0.09
1987	1661	0.09
1988	1733	0.09
1989	1966	0.10
1990	2328	0.11
1991	2445	0.12
1992	2586	0.13
1993	2847	0.14
1994	2847	0.15
1995	2730	0.14
1996	3000	0.16
1997	2970	0.16
1998	3006	0.16
1999	3126	0.16
2000	3178	0.16
2001	3195	0.16
2002	3233	0.17
2003	3301	0.17
2004	3348	0.17
2005	3461	0.17
2006	3601	0.18
2007	3548	0.17
2008	3563	0.18
2009	3117	0.16
2010	2665	0.14
2011	2378	0.13
2012	2198	0.12
2013	2242	0.12
2014	2321	0.12
2015	2299	0.12
2016	2261	0.12
2017	2048	0.11
2018	1956	0.11
2019	1892	0.11
2020	1766	0.10
2021	1697	0.10
2022	1892	0.11
2023	1702	0.10
2024	1669	0.10
2025	1620	0.10