Oscar Name Popularity

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How popular is Oscar?

Ranking 206th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Oscar is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has been part of the top 250 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #26 in 1886.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2006 with 3,601 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Oscar was 397 in 1902.

Approximately during the years 1910-1916, 1944-1947, 1951-1954, and 1986-1993, the name Oscar took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 2008-2012 were years of successive downward movement.

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Oscar be?

Oscar's popularity has been moving downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Oscar lately has dropped.

The name Oscar is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Oscar (Girl)		Oscar (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,945	206
2017		< 5	--	2,043	192
2016		< 5	--	2,258	176
2015		5	18,427	2,296	181
2014		< 5	--	2,321	184
2013		< 5	--	2,241	178
2012		< 5	--	2,195	177
2011		< 5	--	2,376	162
2010		5	19,103	2,663	147
2009		7	14,829	3,115	131
2008		< 5	--	3,560	120
2007		8	13,605	3,548	121
2006		6	16,605	3,601	118
2005		7	14,132	3,459	117
2004		15	7,731	3,345	123
2003		14	7,886	3,299	122
2002		17	6,618	3,233	120
2001		8	11,785	3,192	122
2000		8	11,511	3,178	122
1999		18	5,843	3,125	116
1998		11	8,429	3,006	129
1997		17	5,806	2,970	127
1996		14	6,644	2,998	125
1995		18	5,382	2,727	130
1994		24	4,343	2,844	122
1993		20	4,942	2,848	123
1992		19	5,205	2,585	130
1991		21	4,761	2,444	134
1990		22	4,476	2,326	135
1989		10	7,868	1,963	153
1988		7	10,044	1,732	161
1987		15	5,247	1,658	163
1986		12	6,044	1,571	169
1985		11	6,328	1,592	169
1984		19	4,116	1,421	178
1983		16	4,628	1,368	184
1982		11	6,234	1,486	175
1981		9	7,205	1,464	171
1980		15	4,912	1,397	176
1979		11	6,041	1,311	184
1978		14	4,856	1,315	178
1977		11	5,774	1,275	181
1976		13	4,822	1,231	183
1975		10	5,847	1,233	184
1974		8	6,679	1,197	190
1973		8	6,489	1,068	203
1972		10	5,345	1,112	205
1971		12	4,740	1,065	221
1970		8	6,198	1,044	225
1969		10	4,947	1,007	228
1968		< 5	--	905	237
1967		5	7,542	934	234
1966		< 5	--	943	229
1965		8	5,163	989	232
1964		11	4,286	1,000	243
1963		6	6,396	1,021	235
1962		5	7,286	1,009	245
1961		< 5	--	1,043	245
1960		< 5	--	1,067	245
1959		5	6,949	1,080	245
1958		8	4,790	1,070	238
1957		8	4,798	1,199	217
1956		6	5,773	1,136	217
1955		7	5,077	1,152	211
1954		11	3,653	1,269	197
1953		8	4,491	1,197	203
1952		9	4,034	1,088	203
1951		7	4,708	1,066	199
1950		9	3,876	1,103	192
1949		6	5,103	1,125	186
1948		8	4,119	1,099	184
1947		8	4,250	1,110	186
1946		10	3,378	1,017	182
1945		7	3,930	937	176
1944		6	4,434	911	178
1943		10	3,196	1,074	169
1942		6	4,504	957	172
1941		8	3,490	1,020	165
1940		6	4,232	936	167
1939		8	3,349	1,001	159
1938		11	2,692	1,023	158
1937		7	3,718	988	154
1936		13	2,360	1,008	153
1935		7	3,664	1,091	143
1934		11	2,692	1,095	143
1933		11	2,649	1,110	142
1932		14	2,339	1,255	138
1931		21	1,728	1,334	129
1930		17	2,089	1,466	124
1929		19	1,941	1,479	117
1928		9	3,387	1,467	122
1927		14	2,518	1,633	113
1926		13	2,678	1,716	105
1925		10	3,305	1,756	99
1924		7	4,344	1,819	99
1923		9	3,588	1,880	96
1922		13	2,730	2,007	92
1921		18	2,176	1,978	92
1920		12	2,855	2,006	90
1919		5	5,392	1,991	88
1918		11	2,978	2,113	87
1917		9	3,299	1,961	87
1916		8	3,481	1,916	86
1915		14	2,228	1,788	88
1914		8	2,816	1,553	77
1913		7	2,750	1,249	76
1912		7	2,574	1,157	73
1911		< 5	--	636	68
1910		< 5	--	505	73
1909		7	1,917	459	70
1908		< 5	--	476	65
1907		< 5	--	483	59
1906		< 5	--	412	64
1905		< 5	--	436	56
1904		< 5	--	442	54
1903		< 5	--	427	51
1902		< 5	--	397	55
1901		6	1,623	422	47
1900		5	2,153	563	47
1899		< 5	--	447	46
1898		5	1,900	546	41
1897		< 5	--	543	37
1896		< 5	--	539	41
1895		< 5	--	549	39
1894		< 5	--	601	34
1893		< 5	--	574	33
1892		5	1,612	634	33
1891		< 5	--	551	32
1890		7	1,174	628	29
1889		5	1,434	572	32
1888		< 5	--	647	31
1887		< 5	--	574	29
1886		5	1,240	645	26
1885		< 5	--	623	28
1884		< 5	--	615	30
1883		< 5	--	607	27
1882		< 5	--	625	28
1881		< 5	--	530	28
1880		< 5	--	544	29

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.