Oscar
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Oscar is commonly explained as English for “divine spear” or “spear of the gods.” Oscar is also authentically Irish, meaning “deer lover”; in legend Oscar, son of Oisín, became the mightiest of the Fianna, and the name spread to Scandinavia as Oskar. Famous Oscars include Wilde, Hammerstein, and de la Renta, and the name has escaped the shadow of Oscar the Grouch to seem cool once more. Oscar Goldman is the dapper OSI chief overseeing the bionic program in The Six Million Dollar Man.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Irish Names for Children, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Oscar in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Oscar against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Oscar is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Oscar in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,620 boys were named Oscar, making it the #223 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 213,098 boys have been named Oscar, with the most (3,601) in 2006. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Washington, D.C. and New Mexico.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Oscar in other languages
- Oskar Czech, Estonian, German, Polish, Slovenian, Swedish
- Óscar Catalan, Spanish
- Oskari Finnish
- Oszkár Hungarian
- Òscar Catalan
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Oscar
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Oscar, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Oscar (Category 1) | 2024 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
| Hurricane Oscar (Category 2) | 2018 | North Atlantic | 176 km/h |
| Tropical storm Oscar | 2012 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Cyclone Oscar (Category 4) | 2004 | South Indian Ocean | 213 km/h |
| Typhoon Oscar (Category 5) | 1995 | Western Pacific | 259 km/h |
| Tropical storm Oscar | 1994 | South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h |
| Cyclone Oscar (Category 1) | 1984 | South Indian Ocean | 139 km/h |
| Cyclone Oscar (Category 3) | 1983 | South Pacific | 204 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Oscar
There are 103 towns and villages with Oscar in their name, in 10 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 71🇧🇷 Brazil 16🇺🇸 United States 8🇵🇪 Peru 2🇦🇴 Angola 1🇦🇷 Argentina 1🇨🇦 Canada 1🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Oscar Bressane | São Paulo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2,470 | Map |
| Don Oscar | Lima region, 🇵🇪 Peru | 111 | Map |
| Oscar Barrón | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8 | Map |
| Oscar Valdez | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8 | Map |
| Oscar Villarreal | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
| Oscar Pereyra | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| Oscar Quezada | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | Map |
| Chefe Oscar | Cabo Delgado Province, 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – | Map |
| Don Oscar | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Don Oscar | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Oscar
There are 34 lakes and reservoirs with Oscar in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 22🇺🇸 United States 11🇦🇶 Antarctica 1
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| Lac Oscar | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oscar | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oscar | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oscar | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oscar | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oscar | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oscar | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oscar | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oscar | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oscar | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Oscar songs
16 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Oscar in their title. The best known:
- Oscar Winning Tears
- Fanfare for Oscar
- Lady Oscar – I Cavalieri del Re (1982)
- Yes We Can av Oscar Zia – Oscar Zia
- An Oscar for Treadwell – Charlie Parker (1950)
- Den 4 juli 1844. Konung Oscar! - Fantasiestycke – Franz Berwald
- Festmarsch [Ess-dur] komponerad i anledning av H. M. Konung Oscar IIs och H. M. Drottning Sofias Kröning i Stockholm den 12 Maj 1873 – August Söderman
- H.K.M. Oscar den 1stes begrafnings-musik – Ignaz Lachner
- Kantat afsjungen vid Minnesfesten efter Hans Majestät Konung Oscar I ("Klagen! Klagen!") – Ivar Hallström
- Kantat den 6. Juni 1882 [kantat vid Oscar II och drottning Sofias silverbröllop] – Ivar Hallström
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Oscar
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Oscar.
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Fictional characters named Oscar
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Oscar as a pet name
FurryName has found 3,471 dogs named Oscar in public pet registers, making it the #31 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burnside (53), Surf Coast Shire (51), Adelaide (14). Oscar as a dog name →
FurryName has found 505 cats named Oscar in public pet registers, making it the #21 cat name there. Most of them are registered in South Australia (383), Golden Plains Shire (9), Richmond (5). Oscar as a cat name →
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