Oskar is a distinctive choice, ranked #338 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Oskar in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#338
About the Name Oskar
Oskar has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 87 places in five years. It was most popular in 2009 at #174 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Oskar is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Oskar
Unlikely. With around 129 UK babies named Oskar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Oskar in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Oskar has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 87 places in the last five years. Its peak was #174 in 2009. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Oskar is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Oskar include: Oskar (wrestler) — Oskar Münchow is a German professional wrestler.; Oskar Pietuszewski — Oskar Pietuszewski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Poland national team.; Lee Oskar — Lee Oskar is a Danish harmonica player, notable for his contributions to the sound of the rock-funk fusion group War, which was formed by Howard E..
Oskar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Oskars in the wild.
129
UK babies named Oskar (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 87 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Oskar
Likely around 1 other Oskar in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Oskar
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Oskar Münchow is a German professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs mononymously as Oskar (stylized in all caps and shortened from his previous ring name Oskar Leube) and is a member of Unbound Co..
Oskar Schade was a German philologist and Germanist born in Erfurt. In 1860, he received his habilitation at Halle, and from 1863 to 1906 was a professor at the University of Königsberg.
Oskar Pischinger was an Austrian confectionery manufacturer. He was the son of the entrepreneur Leopold Pischinger, who founded the sweets factory Oskar Pischinger in Vienna in 1842.
Lee Oskar is a Danish harmonica player, notable for his contributions to the sound of the rock-funk fusion group War, which was formed by Howard E. Scott and Harold Brown, his solo work, and as a harmonica manufacturer.
Oskar Schlemmer was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school. In 1923, he was hired as Master of Form at the Bauhaus theatre workshop, after working at the workshop of sculpture.
Oskar Morgenstern was a German-born economist. In collaboration with mathematician John von Neumann, he is credited with founding the field of game theory and its application to social sciences and strategic decision-making.
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