Oswald

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Oswald is a masculine given name, from Old English Osƿeald, from os "god" and ƿeald "rule". The Old High German cognate was Answald, the Old Norse form was Ásvaldr. Oswald of Northumbria was a king of Northumbria and is venerated as saint.

From Wikipedia

Oswald first appears in the data in 1954 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1958 with 10 babies (rank #516 that year). It was not in the 2017 data.

Numerology of Oswald

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Oswald yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

117

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Oswald

Oswald Spenglerphilosopher of culture · b. 1880
Oswald Mosleyaircraft pilot · b. 1896
Oswald Averymicrobiologist · b. 1877
Oswald GraciasCatholic bishop · b. 1944
Oswald Achenbachuniversity teacher · b. 1827

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1954	3	#15
1955	3	#651
1956	3	#698
1957	3	#726
1958	10	#516
1959	6	#632
1960	8	#574
1961	5	#690
1962	6	#651
1963	7	#612
1965	1	#1,103
1966	1	#1,134
1967	1	#1,157
1968	5	#763
1969	7	#714
1970	6	#762
1971	5	#810
1973	4	#843
1974	7	#715
1975	4	#884
1976	4	#881
1977	3	#950
1978	3	#970
1979	4	#911
1980	2	#1,121
1981	2	#1,120
1982	2	#1,145
1983	2	#1,156