Is Oskar a boy or girl name?

Oskar is a boy’s name. Of the 3,241 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Oskar

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Oskar was most popular in 2016, when 160 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,585 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,721, with 93 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,241 people named Oskar.

Oskar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Oskar’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Oskar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Oskar is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,241 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Oskar

Where Oskar is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org