Is Oscar a boy or girl name?
Oscar is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,656 boys were named Oscar, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 212,533 US babies named Oscar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #217
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Oscar since 1880
- 212,533
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 3,607 babies
Boys and girls named Oscar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,982 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 1890s | 5,612 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 1900s | 4,517 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 1910s | 14,869 | 69 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 17,740 | 124 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 11,373 | 120 | 1% |
| 1940s | 10,189 | 75 | 0.7% |
| 1950s | 11,363 | 77 | 0.7% |
| 1960s | 9,910 | 45 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 11,850 | 106 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 15,660 | 125 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 27,885 | 184 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 33,545 | 90 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 22,258 | 10 | 0% |
| 2020s | 8,710 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,656 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,701 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,890 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,697 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,766 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,891 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,956 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,048 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,261 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,299 | #181 | 5 | #18,458 |
| 2014 | 2,321 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,242 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,197 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 2,378 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 2,665 | #147 | 5 | #19,124 |
| 2009 | 3,117 | #131 | 7 | #14,841 |
| 2008 | 3,563 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3,548 | #121 | 8 | #13,610 |
| 2006 | 3,601 | #118 | 6 | #16,609 |
| 2005 | 3,461 | #117 | 7 | #14,137 |
| 2004 | 3,348 | #123 | 15 | #7,733 |
| 2003 | 3,301 | #122 | 14 | #7,891 |
| 2002 | 3,233 | #120 | 17 | #6,620 |
| 2001 | 3,195 | #122 | 8 | #11,791 |
| 2000 | 3,178 | #122 | 8 | #11,517 |
| 1999 | 3,126 | #116 | 18 | #5,845 |
| 1998 | 3,006 | #129 | 11 | #8,431 |
| 1997 | 2,970 | #127 | 17 | #5,807 |
| 1996 | 3,000 | #125 | 14 | #6,645 |
| 1995 | 2,730 | #130 | 18 | #5,383 |
| 1994 | 2,847 | #122 | 24 | #4,343 |
| 1993 | 2,847 | #123 | 20 | #4,943 |
| 1992 | 2,587 | #130 | 19 | #5,206 |
| 1991 | 2,444 | #134 | 21 | #4,762 |
| 1990 | 2,328 | #135 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 1989 | 1,965 | #153 | 10 | #7,870 |
| 1988 | 1,733 | #160 | 7 | #10,045 |
| 1987 | 1,661 | #163 | 15 | #5,247 |
| 1986 | 1,572 | #169 | 12 | #6,045 |
| 1985 | 1,592 | #169 | 11 | #6,331 |
| 1984 | 1,421 | #178 | 19 | #4,117 |
| 1983 | 1,370 | #183 | 16 | #4,628 |
| 1982 | 1,486 | #175 | 11 | #6,237 |
| 1981 | 1,464 | #171 | 9 | #7,208 |
| 1980 | 1,396 | #176 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 1979 | 1,311 | #184 | 11 | #6,044 |
| 1978 | 1,311 | #179 | 14 | #4,860 |
| 1977 | 1,274 | #181 | 11 | #5,775 |
| 1976 | 1,231 | #184 | 13 | #4,820 |
| 1975 | 1,236 | #184 | 11 | #5,406 |
| 1974 | 1,199 | #189 | 8 | #6,684 |
| 1973 | 1,068 | #203 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1972 | 1,111 | #205 | 10 | #5,346 |
| 1971 | 1,066 | #220 | 12 | #4,738 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | #225 | 8 | #6,200 |
| 1969 | 1,005 | #229 | 10 | #4,950 |
| 1968 | 902 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 934 | #234 | 5 | #7,543 |
| 1966 | 943 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 989 | #232 | 8 | #5,166 |
| 1964 | 1,000 | #243 | 11 | #4,284 |
| 1963 | 1,021 | #235 | 6 | #6,396 |
| 1962 | 1,007 | #245 | 5 | #7,287 |
| 1961 | 1,041 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,068 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,085 | #243 | 5 | #6,954 |
| 1958 | 1,069 | #237 | 7 | #5,261 |
| 1957 | 1,201 | #217 | 8 | #4,800 |
| 1956 | 1,133 | #217 | 6 | #5,778 |
| 1955 | 1,154 | #211 | 7 | #5,076 |
| 1954 | 1,268 | #197 | 11 | #3,651 |
| 1953 | 1,196 | #203 | 8 | #4,490 |
| 1952 | 1,087 | #203 | 9 | #4,036 |
| 1951 | 1,067 | #199 | 7 | #4,708 |
| 1950 | 1,103 | #192 | 9 | #3,875 |
| 1949 | 1,124 | #186 | 6 | #5,103 |
| 1948 | 1,098 | #184 | 8 | #4,119 |
| 1947 | 1,111 | #186 | 8 | #4,249 |
| 1946 | 1,017 | #182 | 10 | #3,379 |
| 1945 | 939 | #176 | 7 | #3,930 |
| 1944 | 911 | #178 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1943 | 1,073 | #169 | 10 | #3,198 |
| 1942 | 958 | #172 | 6 | #4,504 |
| 1941 | 1,021 | #165 | 8 | #3,490 |
| 1940 | 937 | #167 | 6 | #4,234 |
| 1939 | 1,000 | #159 | 8 | #3,349 |
| 1938 | 1,024 | #158 | 11 | #2,692 |
| 1937 | 988 | #154 | 7 | #3,718 |
| 1936 | 1,008 | #153 | 13 | #2,360 |
| 1935 | 1,091 | #143 | 7 | #3,665 |
| 1934 | 1,095 | #143 | 11 | #2,695 |
| 1933 | 1,111 | #142 | 11 | #2,649 |
| 1932 | 1,255 | #138 | 14 | #2,339 |
| 1931 | 1,334 | #129 | 21 | #1,728 |
| 1930 | 1,467 | #124 | 17 | #2,090 |
| 1929 | 1,482 | #117 | 19 | #1,941 |
| 1928 | 1,464 | #122 | 9 | #3,387 |
| 1927 | 1,635 | #113 | 14 | #2,517 |
| 1926 | 1,715 | #105 | 13 | #2,679 |
| 1925 | 1,754 | #99 | 10 | #3,307 |
| 1924 | 1,819 | #99 | 7 | #4,344 |
| 1923 | 1,880 | #96 | 9 | #3,587 |
| 1922 | 2,007 | #92 | 13 | #2,730 |
| 1921 | 1,978 | #92 | 18 | #2,176 |
| 1920 | 2,006 | #90 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1919 | 1,991 | #88 | 5 | #5,392 |
| 1918 | 2,113 | #87 | 11 | #2,978 |
| 1917 | 1,961 | #87 | 9 | #3,299 |
| 1916 | 1,916 | #86 | 8 | #3,481 |
| 1915 | 1,788 | #88 | 14 | #2,228 |
| 1914 | 1,553 | #77 | 8 | #2,816 |
| 1913 | 1,249 | #76 | 7 | #2,750 |
| 1912 | 1,157 | #73 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 1911 | 636 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 505 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 459 | #70 | 7 | #1,917 |
| 1908 | 476 | #65 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 483 | #59 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 412 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 436 | #56 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 442 | #54 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 427 | #51 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 397 | #55 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 422 | #47 | 6 | #1,623 |
| 1900 | 563 | #47 | 5 | #2,153 |
| 1899 | 447 | #46 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 546 | #41 | 5 | #1,900 |
| 1897 | 543 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 539 | #41 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 549 | #39 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 601 | #34 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 574 | #33 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 634 | #33 | 5 | #1,612 |
| 1891 | 551 | #32 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 628 | #29 | 7 | #1,174 |
| 1889 | 572 | #32 | 5 | #1,434 |
| 1888 | 647 | #31 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 574 | #29 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 645 | #26 | 5 | #1,240 |
| 1885 | 623 | #28 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 615 | #30 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 607 | #27 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 625 | #28 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 530 | #28 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 544 | #29 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Oscar reached #26 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #1,174 in 1890. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.