Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Oswald

#1,890 most common boys' name of all time · #4,569 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,890
Rank overall
#4,569 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
4,407
Since 2016
507
Peak year
1916 #553
Best rank
#465 1886
Girls Boys peak 107/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Oswald is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 67 67 #2,146
2024 — 70 70 #2,121
2023 — 65 65 #2,190
2022 — 55 55 #2,496
2021 — 54 54 #2,466
2020 — 39 39 #2,980
2019 — 42 42 #2,899
2018 — 41 41 #2,893
2017 — 38 38 #3,073
2016 — 36 36 #3,164
2015 — 26 26 #3,984
2014 — 27 27 #3,789
2013 — 19 19 #4,806
2012 — 14 14 #6,005
2011 — 18 18 #4,989
2010 — 21 21 #4,519
2009 — 19 19 #4,926
2008 — 14 14 #6,074
2007 — 20 20 #4,643
2006 — 18 18 #4,872
2005 — 17 17 #4,831
2004 — 25 25 #3,638
2003 — 23 23 #3,736
2002 — 9 9 #7,067
2001 — 24 24 #3,514
2000 — 20 20 #3,924
1999 — 18 18 #3,995
1998 — 16 16 #4,206
1997 — 18 18 #3,742
1996 — 10 10 #5,549
1995 — 16 16 #3,863
1994 — 17 17 #3,762
1993 — 23 23 #2,950
1992 — 19 19 #3,345
1991 — 22 22 #2,918
1990 — 24 24 #2,701
1989 — 22 22 #2,788
1988 — 18 18 #2,966
1987 — 15 15 #3,209
1986 — 20 20 #2,605
1985 — 21 21 #2,437
1984 — 31 31 #1,803
1983 — 25 25 #2,087
1982 — 22 22 #2,282
1981 — 17 17 #2,692
1980 — 19 19 #2,545
1979 — 14 14 #3,027
1978 — 22 22 #2,144
1977 — 17 17 #2,566
1976 — 16 16 #2,611
1975 — 16 16 #2,549
1974 — 32 32 #1,556
1973 — 19 19 #2,134
1972 — 20 20 #2,025
1971 — 28 28 #1,673
1970 — 27 27 #1,667
1969 — 22 22 #1,773
1968 — 19 19 #1,847
1967 — 11 11 #2,483
1966 — 23 23 #1,620
1965 — 19 19 #1,812
1964 — 18 18 #1,910
1963 — 24 24 #1,632
1962 — 28 28 #1,485
1961 — 28 28 #1,524
1960 — 26 26 #1,590
1959 — 24 24 #1,626
1958 — 30 30 #1,425
1957 — 18 18 #1,895
1956 — 28 28 #1,485
1955 — 20 20 #1,737
1954 — 40 40 #1,189
1953 — 37 37 #1,233
1952 — 25 25 #1,524
1951 — 29 29 #1,381
1950 — 25 25 #1,467
1949 — 26 26 #1,442
1948 — 31 31 #1,297
1947 — 25 25 #1,486
1946 — 18 18 #1,702
1945 — 38 38 #1,045
1944 — 21 21 #1,487
1943 — 17 17 #1,771
1942 — 25 25 #1,383
1941 — 24 24 #1,377
1940 — 18 18 #1,631
1939 — 14 14 #1,888
1938 — 24 24 #1,368
1937 — 27 27 #1,290
1936 — 26 26 #1,304
1935 — 33 33 #1,151
1934 — 29 29 #1,244
1933 — 46 46 #931
1932 — 53 53 #879
1931 — 52 52 #892
1930 — 71 71 #760
1929 — 51 51 #943
1928 — 62 62 #838
1927 — 67 67 #814
1926 — 70 70 #779
1925 — 84 84 #706
1924 — 100 100 #641
1923 — 83 83 #713
1922 — 80 80 #739
1921 — 86 86 #701
1920 — 80 80 #726
1919 — 90 90 #647
1918 — 105 105 #598
1917 — 94 94 #614
1916 — 107 107 #553
1915 — 92 92 #598
1914 — 86 86 #533
1913 — 64 64 #543
1912 — 54 54 #548
1911 — 29 29 #571
1910 — 29 29 #531
1909 — 25 25 #527
1908 — 16 16 #672
1907 — 19 19 #580
1906 — 15 15 #630
1905 — 13 13 #685
1904 — 9 9 #833
1903 — 9 9 #808
1902 — 11 11 #717
1901 — 15 15 #525
1900 — 9 9 #923
1899 — 11 11 #642
1898 — 10 10 #722
1897 — 18 18 #471
1896 — 13 13 #618
1895 — 13 13 #597
1894 — 13 13 #583
1893 — 9 9 #733
1892 — 11 11 #664
1891 — 5 5 #1,000
1890 — 12 12 #590
1889 — 12 12 #571
1888 — 11 11 #632
1887 — 8 8 #710
1886 — 16 16 #465
1885 — 5 5 #975
1884 — 13 13 #538
1883 — 10 10 #625
1882 — 11 11 #596
1881 — 6 6 #809
1880 — 9 9 #675