Oskar is a distinctive choice, ranked #349 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Oskar in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#349
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Oskar in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Oskar
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.
Oskar Schade — Oskar Schade was a German philologist and Germanist born in Erfurt.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Oskar
Unlikely. With around 121 UK babies named Oskar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Oskar in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Oskar has been fairly steady, ranked #349 in 2025 against #251 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #174 in 2009.
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 Pietuszewski and Lee Oskar. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
121
UK babies named Oskar (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 98 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
Almost certainly the only Oskar in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Oskar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story