Name meaning & stats
Oskar
Oskar means “deer lover (debated)” (Irish origin). 3,230 US babies since 1940, peak 2016.
What it means
“deer lover (debated)”
IrishSpelling of Oscar
In US birth records
Peak year: 2016
3,230 US babies were named Oskar between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Oskar (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 49 Oscars spell it Oskar
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2016)