Oskar

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English, Old Norse and Irish origin.

From Wikipedia

Oskar first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 317 babies (rank #181 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Oskar

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,239

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

317

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Oskar

Oskar Schindlerfactory owner · b. 1908
Oskar Kokoschkadraftsperson · b. 1886
Oskar Wernerfilm actor · b. 1922
Oskar Schlemmertheatre designer · b. 1888
Oskar DirlewangerHolocaust perpetrator · b. 1895

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	14	#1,018
1997	21	#780
1998	39	#509
1999	48	#453
2000	37	#533
2001	44	#479
2002	43	#507
2003	56	#447
2004	73	#390
2005	74	#407
2006	82	#409
2007	157	#258
2008	210	#220
2009	310	#174
2010	277	#192
2011	312	#181
2012	317	#181
2013	297	#188
2014	297	#191
2015	265	#215
2016	266	#213