Name
OSCAR

Name OSCAR

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 447,430 births of Oscar in the countries below, which represents an average of 3,151 births of children bearing the first name Oscar per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 9,864 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Oscar   
In Italiano Nome Oscar   
Available variants : Oscár , Óscar , Òscar
Variations : Oskar , Oskár , Óskar


Information about the first name Oscar

We celebrate Oscar on February 3rd
The first name Oscar is listed in our categories :The first name Oscar has been assigned to:
99.93% to boys
0.07% to girls
The country where the first name Oscar is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 5 letters including 2 vowels and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Oscar

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Oscar : Arcos, Caros, Osacr, Rosca, Sorca

Oscar in Japanese *

Romajiosukaa
Katakanaオスカー
Hiraganaおすかー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Oscar in Japanese
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Oscar in sign language

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Oscar in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Oscar

US English
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • oscar (plural oscars)
  • Astronotus ocellatus, a cichlid fish, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.
  • Synonyms: marble cichlid, velvet cichlid
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • Oscar (plural Oscars)
  • (informal) An Academy Award.
  • A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑs.kɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒs.kə/
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • oscar
  • (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Oscar from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • Oscar (uncountable)
  • (rhyming slang, Australia, New Zealand) cash; money.
Anagrams src :
  • AOCRs, ASROC, Carso, ROSCA, Rasco, Rocas, ocras, orcas, sacro-, sarco-
Anagrams src :
  • AOCRs, ASROC, Carso, ROSCA, Rasco, Rocas, ocras, orcas, sacro-, sarco-
Pronunciation src :
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑs.kɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒs.kə/
Proper noun src :
  • OSCAR
  • Initialism of Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.
General
Etymology src :
  • Shortened form of Oscar Asche.
Proper noun src :
  • Oscar
  • a male given name, variant of Oskar
PT Portuguese
Alternative forms src :
  • Óscar (European)
Noun src :
  • Oscar m (plural Oscares) (Brazil)
  • Alternative form of óscar (Academy Award)
Proper noun src :
  • Oscar m (Brazil)
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Oscar
SE Swedish
Etymology src :
  • From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1803.
Alternative forms src :
  • Oskar
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /¹ɔskar/
Proper noun src :
  • Oscar c (genitive Oscars)
  • a male given name
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • (surnames) Oscarsson, Oskarsson
Proper noun (See also) src :
  • Ossian
Proper noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Borne by two kings, the name became very popular in 19th century Sweden. It returned to favor in the end of the 20th century, as the most common first name of boys born in Sweden in the 2000s decade.
IT Italian
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.skar/
  • Rhymes: -ɔskar
  • Hyphenation: Ò‧scar
Proper noun src :
  • Oscar m
  • a male given name from Irish
Irish
Etymology src :
  • From Old Irish oscar (“outsider, new-comer, stranger; layperson, non-professional person; unskilled person, ignorant person; foe, enemy (especially an unknown one or stranger); (in late poetry) warrior, hero”).
Etymology src :
  • From Old Irish oscor, oscar m (“leap, bound”).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • oscar m (genitive singular oscair, nominative plural oscair)
  • (literary) warrior, hero
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • oscar m (genitive singular oscair, nominative plural oscair)
  • leap, bound; agility
  • (swimming) stroke
Pronunciation src :
  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɔsˠkəɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʌsˠkəɾˠ/
 

Popularity of the name Oscar

Number of OSCAR births per year

Popularity of the name Oscar
Popularity of the name Oscar

Total births of Oscar by country

Births with the first name Oscar
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
204,761
281
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
59,233
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
37,659
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
25,248
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
22,998
0
ESSpain
2002 - 2021
19,544
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
14,443
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
13,907
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
11,531
4
MXMexico
2017 - 2021
4,601
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
4,280
0
NONorway
1945 - 2022
4,176
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
3,098
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
2,953
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
2,758
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
2,683
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
2,518
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
2,486
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
2,344
11
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
1,743
3
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
1,417
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
881
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
694
2
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
558
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
556
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
39
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
16
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
4
0
Popularity of the name Oscar

Total births of Oscar by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Oscar
Country
Boys
Girls
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
3,071
0
USUnited State of America
2022
1,864
0
MXMexico
2021
932
0
FRFrance
2022
910
0
AUAustralia
2022
740
0
DKDenmark
2022
455
0
SESweden
2022
322
0
BEBelgium
2022
269
0
NLNetherlands
2022
193
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
166
0
IEIreland
2022
156
0
DEGermany
2022
127
0
CLChili
2021
126
0
NONorway
2022
94
0
ONOntario
2019
88
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
69
0
ITItaly
2021
67
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
49
0
QCQuebec
2022
43
0
ATAustria
2021
41
0
PLPoland
2022
33
0
ABAlberta
2022
29
0
ARArgentina
2015
20
0

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Personalities with the first name Oscar

There are 553 personalities with the first name Oscar

Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde) src

Republic of ireland United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Poet Playwright Writer Author Journalist Fabulist Children's writer Opinion journalist Novelist Essayist Prosaist Short story writer

Oscar Niemeyer (Oscar Ribeiro De Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho) src

Brazil
Writer Architect Politician Urban planner University teacher Designer

Óscar Arias Sánchez src

Costa rica
Politician

Gustave V De Suède (Oscar Gustav Adolf Bernadotte) src

Sweden
Monarch Aristocrat Tennis player

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro src

Italy Kingdom of italy
Politician Lawyer

Oscar Pistorius src

South africa
Athletics competitor

Gustave Vi Adolphe De Suède src

Sweden
Monarch Aristocrat Botanist Anthropologist Art collector Classical archaeologist

Oscar Ii De Suède src

Sweden
Monarch

Oscar Dos Santos Emboaba Júnior src

Brazil
Association football player

Oscar Ier De Suède src

France Sweden
Monarch Composer


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Oscar
Full list of personalities with the first name Oscar

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Oscar

There are 1845 actors and actresses with the first name Oscar
Oscar Stembridge
Oscar Weidner
Oscar Rosenstroem
Oscar Steer
Oscar Dietz
Oscar Kennedy
Oscar Walsøe Busch
Oscar Blanco
Oscar Zia
Oscar Dunbar
Oscar Derosa
Oscar Roberts
Oscar Copp
Oscar Reis
Oscar Mcwilliam
Oscar Lujambio
Oscar Lagerström Carlsson
Oscar Navín
Oscar Priego
Oscar Moncada
Oscar Eriksson
Oscar Lusth
Oscar Ramos
Oscar Ramos
Oscar Isaac
Oscar Xiberta Soto
Oscar Calixto
Oscar Filho
Oscar Doviso
Oscar Ortiz De Pinedo

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Oscar
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Oscar

Rankings of first name OSCAR by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#4DK Denmark2022
#8GB United Kingdom2021
#11BE Belgium2022
#11NZ New Zealand2022
#22AU Australia2022
#33SE Sweden2022
#38IE Ireland2022
#69NO Norway2022
#74FR France2022
#76BC British Columbia2022
#84NL Netherlands2022
#96MX Mexico2021
#122CL Chili2021
#132CH Switzerland2021
#147QC Quebec2022
#147AB Alberta2022
#153ON Ontario2019
#163AT Austria2021
#201US United State of America2022
#223IT Italy2021
#225PL Poland2022
#300AR Argentina2015
#425DE Germany2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name OSCAR (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around Oscar
OSBORNOSBORNEOSBOURNEOSBRANDOSBRYANOSBURTOSCAOSCALOSCALDOOSCALINO OSCAR OSCÁRÓSCARÒSCAROSCARALYOSCARANGELOSCARDIOSCAREOSCAREINOSCARGEORGEOSCARGIUSEPPE

Other girls' names around Oscar
OSBALDINOOSBANDOOSBAROSBELINDAOSBENOSBEROSBERTOOSBIOSBINOSCALINA OSCAR OSCARAOSCARCITOOSCARIAOSCARINAOSCARINEOSCARJOSEOSCARLINAOSCARLINDAOSCARLYOSCARLYS

Names that are phonetically close to Oscar
OSCÁR OSCARA
OSCARE OSCARO
OSCCAR OSCER
OSCHER OSCKAR
OSCZAR
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