Oswaldo
Oswaldo was the 3027th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 549th with 461 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 868 places. More babies were named Oswaldo in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,027 boys, down 494 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006461 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,902babies recorded
Oswaldo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,027 | 41 |
| 2020 | #2,533 | 51 |
| 2010 | #1,395 | 120 |
| 2000 | #1,114 | 127 |
| 1990 | #1,143 | 90 |
| 1980 | #1,210 | 58 |
| 1970 | #1,781 | 25 |
| 1960 | #1,847 | 20 |
| 1950 | #4,058 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,949 | 9 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Oswaldo, counting every spelling?
Oswaldo has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Oswaldo?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Oswaldo (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Oswaldo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Oswaldo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Oswaldo?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Oswaldo are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 19 and 35. That makes Oswaldo mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Oswaldo by state
How common Oswaldo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.6×), Texas (1.9×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Oswaldo
How popular is the name Oswaldo?
Oswaldo was the 3027th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 549th with 461 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 868 places. More babies were named Oswaldo in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Oswaldo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Oswaldo in the US.
Where is Oswaldo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Oswaldo was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Arizona.