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Oswald

Boy

Meaning of Oswald: English: 'divine power'

Oswald is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2114th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1076th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2114

67 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1076

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,407

First recorded 1880 · peak 1916

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 22 babies1983: 25 babies1984: 31 babies1985: 21 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 18 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 25 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 27 babies2015: 26 babies2016: 36 babies2017: 38 babies2018: 41 babies2019: 42 babies2020: 39 babies20202021: 54 babies2022: 55 babies2023: 65 babies2024: 70 babies2025: 67 babies
US babies named Oswald per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 70.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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