Oscar vs Oscer

Side-by-side comparison of Oscar and Oscer — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Oscar

Boy name · Rank #217

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Name B

Oscer

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Metric Oscar Oscer
Current Rank #217 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 211,463 26
Peak Year 2006 1932
Peak Year Births 3,601 6
Peak Decade 2000ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1921

Births by Decade

Decade Oscar Oscer
1880ss 5,982 —
1890ss 5,612 —
1900ss 4,517 —
1910ss 14,869 —
1920ss 17,740 10
1930ss 11,373 16
1940ss 10,189 —
1950ss 11,363 —
1960ss 9,910 —
1970ss 11,850 —
1980ss 15,660 —
1990ss 27,885 —
2000ss 33,545 —
2010ss 22,258 —
2020ss 8,710 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Oscar Oscer
2014 2,321 —
2015 2,299 —
2016 2,261 —
2017 2,048 —
2018 1,956 —
2019 1,891 —
2020 1,766 —
2021 1,697 —
2022 1,890 —
2023 1,701 —
2024 1,656 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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