Recorded 1921–1934 Boys' name Peak 1932 26 births

Oscer — boys' name

26 babies named Oscer in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s16
1930s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Oscer was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

6 babies were named Oscer in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oscer

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Oscer between 1921 and 1934, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oscer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oscer performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Oscer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oscer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Oscer at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

26

Since 1921

14 years of records

Peak year

1932

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1921

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1934

Oscer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1921

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1932)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 19341933193219271921 5

Oscer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
16 births that decade — 62% of Oscer's all-time total
1920s101930s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oscer?
26 babies have been named Oscer since 1921. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1932 with 6 births.
When was Oscer most popular?
Oscer was most popular in the 1930s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Oscer been used?
Oscer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 14 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Oscer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oscar, Osceola, Oscor, Osco, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.