Oscar

OS-kar

Boy

Average rank #67 across 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Irish Mythology

Possibly means "deer friend", derived from Gaelic os "deer" and cara "friend". Alternatively, it may derive from the Old English name Osgar or its Old Norse cognate 脕Sgeirr, which may have been brought to Ireland by Viking invaders and settlers. In Irish legend Oscar was the son of the poet Ois铆n and the grandson of the hero Fionn mac Cumhail.

How popular is Oscar?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#8

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#20

in 2025

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#31

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#223

in 2025

馃嚘馃嚭 Australia

#17

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#152

in 2024

馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

#21

in 2025

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