In 2024, 70 boys in the United States were named Oswald, making it the 2,121st most popular boy's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 3,865th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 1916, with 107 births.
Records for Oswald go back to 1880, and 4,339 babies have been given the name since.
An Anglo-Saxon name meaning "divine power". Has royal connections through various historical figures.
Oswald is of Anglo-Saxon origin, described as royal in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 70 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
An Anglo-Saxon name meaning "divine power". Has royal connections through various historical figures.
Oswald is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is usually described as royal in style.
In 2024, 70 boys in the United States were named Oswald, making it the 2,121st most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 70 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.