Oscar
Boy name · 3,073 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Oscar: 3,073 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 212 births in 2014.
Oscar comes from the Gaelic *Osgar*, meaning “deer-friend” (from *os* “deer” and *cara* “friend”), though some trace it to Old English *Osgar* (“god-spear”). The name carries a lively literary spark thanks to playwright Oscar Wilde, and modern fame through actor Oscar Isaac and the Swedish king Oscar I. Place connections include Oscarsborg fortress in Norway and the
Boy 34 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 2014212 babies
- Latest (2025)
- #20157 babies
- Total births
- 3,073since 1987
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 9%vs prior 5y