Oskar

“Variant of Oscar — Deer's friend, or god's spear” — Irish / Old English origin

Boy's name · #1750 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Oskar reached #1191 in 2016 and has eased to #1750 since. About 3,200 boys have carried it since 1916. In Minnesota it runs about 6× its national rate. Oskar is the less common spelling of Oscar — about 5% of babies given the name are written this way; Oscar itself ranked #223 in 2025.

Around the world: #7 in Slovenia (2025) · #8 in Estonia (2024) · #21 in Norway (2025) · #23 in Poland (2025) · #29 in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Oskars

Oskar Schindler — German industrialist and Holocaust rescuer (1908–1974)
Oskar Kokoschka — Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980)
Oskar Lafontaine — German politician
Oskar Schlemmer — German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer (1888–1943)
Oskar Werner — actor (1922-1984)

In stories & tradition

Oskar Kokoshka — fictional human
Oskar — comics character
Oskar Matzerath — The Tin Drum · The Rat

What Oskars become

Among 2,540 notable people named Oskar:

Military figures appear 2.14× more often than among typical names — e.g. Oskar Potiorek, Austro-Hungarian general (1853-1933).

Similar names: Oscar · Camdyn · Osman · Deegan · Rylen · Keller

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