The baby name Oswald is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɒzwəld/ (BrE), /ˈɑːzwəld/ (AmE); respelling: OZ-wald.
The baby name Oswald is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɒzwəld/ (BrE), /ˈɑːzwəld/ (AmE); respelling: OZ-wald.
Oswald is English, Germanic in Origin.
Oswald stems from Old English ōs (“god, divine being”) + weald (“power, rule”), yielding the meaning “divine power” or “one who rules with/for the gods.” The name was borne by the 7th‑century king and martyr Saint Oswald of Northumbria, whose cult spread through Britain and Europe, securing its early medieval use. Oswald of Worcester (10th century) kept it visible in late Anglo‑Saxon England. After the Norman Conquest many native names faded; Oswald persisted in northern England and Scotland, appeared in German‑speaking lands through saintly veneration, and returned to wider English fashion with 19th‑century medieval revivalism.
International forms include Osvaldo (Spanish/Italian), Oswaldo (Spanish/Portuguese), Osvald (Scandinavian/Slavic), and the German and English Oswold/Oswalt. Diminutives and nicknames feature Oz, Ozzie/Ossie. As a surname, Oswald/Oswalt developed from the given name.
| Oswald of Sussex Oswald is best known as an Ealdorman of Sussex in the 8th century, serving alongside the former kings Osmund, Ælfwald, and Oslac. He is recorded as a witness to a charter issued by Offa, King of Mercia, in 772, where his name appears as Osuualdus dux Suðsax'. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #37 | 8 | 917 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| JM | 0 | #91 | 3 | 3,714 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| PA | 0 | #135 | 4 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #149 | 6 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #174 | 6 | 4,064 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,578 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| Austria | 0 | #203 | 11 | 850 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #216 | 57 | 6,876 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #221 | 15 | 6,830 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #239 | 8 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #242 | 8 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #242 | 7 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #300 | 146 | 2,180 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #323 | 23 | 8,138 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #375 | 7 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #387 | 5 | 2,846 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #402 | 7 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #424 | 51 | 7,625 |
| ZA | 0 | #425 | 23 | 14,421 | |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #442 | 40 | 9,305 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #468 | 13 | 7,768 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #497 | 31 | 12,905 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #502 | 9 | 10,188 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #520 | 31 | 12,054 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| BH | 0 | #544 | 10 | 17,937 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #571 | 22 | 9,244 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #637 | 29 | 13,390 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #670 | 13 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #679 | 19 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #695 | 13 | 18,093 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #743 | 27 | 18,755 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #772 | 149 | 15,656 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #795 | 158 | 5,697 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #821 | 58 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #823 | 70 | 7,044 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #863 | 19 | 17,948 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #885 | 98 | 16,355 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #893 | 59 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #906 | 25 | 5,610 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #906 | 46 | 16,906 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #933 | 248 | 25,619 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 8 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 79 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,054 | 39 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,228 | 244 | 10,046 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,590 | 25 | 28,008 |
Oswald is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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