The baby name Oskar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EN: /ˈɒskə(r)/ (OS-kər); DE/Scandi: /ˈɔskaːr/ (OHS-kar).
The baby name Oskar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EN: /ˈɒskə(r)/ (OS-kər); DE/Scandi: /ˈɔskaːr/ (OHS-kar).
Oskar is in Origin.
Oskar is the standard German and Scandinavian form of Oscar, rooted in Old Irish Osgar. The usual Gaelic analysis derives it from os “deer” + cara “friend, beloved,” giving the meaning “deer-friend” or “lover of deer.” In northern Europe the name’s form and popularity were also influenced by association with Old Norse Ásgeirr (ás “god” + geirr “spear”), which helped normalize the k spelling and sometimes yields the secondary interpretation “god-spear.”
The name spread widely in the 18th–19th centuries with Romantic interest in Gaelic legend and was cemented in Sweden and Norway by the Bernadotte kings Oscar I and Oscar II. Oskar is now common across Germany, Scandinavia, and Central Europe. Notable bearers include industrialist Oskar Schindler and painter Oskar Kokoschka, with Oskar Matzerath as a famous literary character. Variants and cognates: Oscar (English/French/Italian), Óscar (Spanish/Portuguese), Óskar (Icelandic), Oskari (Finnish), Oskars (Latvian), Oskaras (Lithuanian).
| Oskar Fischinger Oskar Fischinger was a German musician and filmmaker known for his pioneering work in abstract animation and visual music. He is most famous for his short film 'An Optical Poem' and his contributions to the film 'Fantasia' by Walt Disney. Born in 1900, Fischinger's innovative techniques influenced the development of music videos and computer graphics. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #20 | 236 | 444 |
| SV | Boys | 0 | #27 | 2 | 352 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #35 | 3 | 1,051 | |
| Austria | Boys | 2024 | #36 | 224 | 60 |
| MT | 0 | #42 | 2 | 1,767 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #51 | 2 | 749 |
| Iceland | Boys | 0 | #63 | 11 | 131 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #66 | 165 | 1,509 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #67 | 74 | 1,769 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #71 | 2,610 | 6,459 |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| SI | 0 | #77 | 4 | 1,612 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #82 | 46 | 2,087 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #126 | 63 | 401 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #131 | 5 | 4,130 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #137 | 14 | 2,166 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #145 | 10 | 2,277 |
| PL | 0 | #146 | 82 | 2,600 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #171 | 4 | 3,954 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #175 | 2,393 | 3,552 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| CZ | 0 | #181 | 6 | 3,154 | |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #183 | 155 | 7,401 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #184 | 138 | 6,530 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #186 | 349 | 2,041 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #189 | 21 | 3,402 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #200 | 7 | 5,198 | |
| Austria | 0 | #203 | 11 | 850 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 3,850 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #220 | 16 | 6,830 |
| IR | 0 | #227 | 5 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #235 | 55 | 6,578 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #240 | 7 | 3,322 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #242 | 17 | 3,997 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #250 | 218 | 2,180 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| Finland | 0 | #271 | 37 | 830 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #278 | 29 | 2,588 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #281 | 1,733 | 15,656 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| PE | 0 | #298 | 13 | 6,350 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #313 | 1,228 | 5,610 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #331 | 8 | 5,948 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #335 | 1,404 | 16,355 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MX | 0 | #347 | 67 | 8,339 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CO | 0 | #356 | 127 | 7,768 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #357 | 8 | 5,096 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #359 | 29 | 2,865 |
| Spain | 0 | #366 | 87 | 2,326 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #373 | 9 | 7,951 |
| NL | 0 | #380 | 12 | 2,481 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #384 | 6 | 7,057 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #387 | 13 | 5,922 |
| YE | 0 | #390 | 9 | 8,639 | |
| CL | 0 | #393 | 19 | 6,867 | |
| BO | 0 | #405 | 4 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #408 | 98 | 12,621 |
| Germany | 0 | #409 | 29 | 2,542 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #413 | 62 | 7,625 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #424 | 132 | 10,162 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #425 | 43 | 7,628 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #435 | 53 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #436 | 46 | 9,305 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #459 | 223 | 13,390 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #483 | 22 | 11,303 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #494 | 567 | 5,697 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #507 | 21 | 12,905 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #514 | 79 | 9,244 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #524 | 25 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #574 | 34 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #582 | 86 | 13,071 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #598 | 308 | 14,506 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #599 | 7 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #645 | 14 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IT | 0 | #684 | 31 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #686 | 12 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #691 | 38 | 11,684 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #725 | 230 | 5,873 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #779 | 7 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #797 | 96 | 7,044 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #817 | 70 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #818 | 12 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| MA | 0 | #986 | 143 | 20,986 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #993 | 9 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,072 | 40 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,092 | 85 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,115 | 359 | 10,046 |
| TR | 0 | #1,124 | 88 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,153 | 26 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,262 | 6 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,588 | 27 | 28,008 |
Oskar is popular in 88 countries — most recent births per country:
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