Oswald Name Popularity

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How popular is Oswald?

Ranking 2,912th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Oswald is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Oswald has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 465, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1886.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1916 with 107 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Oswald was 5 in 1891.

Approximately during the years 1893-1897, 1904-1916, 1942-1945, 1950-1953, 1967-1970, 1979-1984, 1998-2001, and 2011-2016, the name Oswald took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1930-1934, 1935-1939, 1963-1967, 1984-1987, and 1993-1996 were years of successive downward movement.

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

How popular will Oswald be?

The popularity trend for Oswald has steadily increased for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Oswald lately has risen significantly.

The name Oswald is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Oswald (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		41	2,912
2017		38	3,099
2016		36	3,199
2015		26	4,047
2014		27	3,860
2013		19	4,911
2012		14	6,210
2011		18	5,133
2010		21	4,637
2009		19	5,054
2008		14	6,312
2007		20	4,753
2006		18	5,007
2005		17	4,966
2004		25	3,713
2003		23	3,813
2002		9	7,466
2001		24	3,589
2000		20	4,026
1999		18	4,111
1998		16	4,356
1997		18	3,844
1996		10	5,857
1995		16	4,001
1994		17	3,859
1993		23	3,006
1992		19	3,421
1991		22	2,963
1990		24	2,752
1989		22	2,863
1988		18	3,042
1987		15	3,298
1986		20	2,660
1985		21	2,479
1984		30	1,873
1983		25	2,127
1982		22	2,319
1981		17	2,751
1980		19	2,592
1979		14	3,119
1978		22	2,183
1977		17	2,631
1976		16	2,675
1975		16	2,611
1974		32	1,573
1973		19	2,189
1972		20	2,057
1971		28	1,700
1970		27	1,688
1969		22	1,793
1968		19	1,880
1967		11	2,576
1966		23	1,642
1965		19	1,841
1964		18	1,958
1963		24	1,650
1962		28	1,504
1961		27	1,564
1960		27	1,570
1959		24	1,659
1958		30	1,441
1957		18	1,932
1956		27	1,524
1955		21	1,712
1954		40	1,193
1953		37	1,241
1952		25	1,541
1951		29	1,394
1950		25	1,491
1949		26	1,454
1948		31	1,313
1947		25	1,510
1946		18	1,743
1945		38	1,051
1944		21	1,512
1943		17	1,814
1942		25	1,410
1941		24	1,402
1940		18	1,671
1939		14	1,946
1938		24	1,392
1937		27	1,304
1936		26	1,316
1935		33	1,158
1934		29	1,263
1933		46	931
1932		53	883
1931		52	896
1930		70	769
1929		52	938
1928		62	841
1927		67	819
1926		70	782
1925		84	707
1924		100	641
1923		83	716
1922		80	739
1921		86	705
1920		80	729
1919		90	646
1918		105	599
1917		94	615
1916		107	553
1915		92	600
1914		86	534
1913		64	544
1912		54	549
1911		29	569
1910		29	530
1909		25	528
1908		16	678
1907		19	581
1906		15	635
1905		13	692
1904		9	860
1903		9	829
1902		11	724
1901		15	525
1900		9	952
1899		11	649
1898		10	732
1897		18	468
1896		13	626
1895		13	598
1894		13	588
1893		9	748
1892		11	674
1891		5	1,089
1890		12	594
1889		12	575
1888		11	636
1887		8	729
1886		16	465
1885		5	1,061
1884		13	538
1883		10	630
1882		11	599
1881		6	846
1880		9	674

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.