Recorded 1898–2007 Boys' name Peak 1920 210 births

Osker — boys' name

210 babies named Osker in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s61910s581920s811930s431940s71950s52000s5
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Osker was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

14 babies were named Osker in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Osker

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Osker between 1898 and 2007, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Osker currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osker performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Osker shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osker 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 210 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.

Osker at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

210

Since 1898

110 years of records

Peak year

1920

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1898

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2007

Osker popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1898

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1920)
14
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Osker by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
81 births that decade — 39% of Osker's all-time total
1890s51900s61910s581920s811930s431940s71950s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osker?
210 babies have been named Osker since 1898. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1920 with 14 births.
When was Osker most popular?
Osker was most popular in the 1920s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Osker been used?
Osker has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 110 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Osker?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oskar. 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, 1898–2007 (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.