Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Oswald

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Oswald
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1916

Peak rank proxy

107

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19162024

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

34.6%

2024

All-time

4,339

Oswald is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1916, when 107 boys were named Oswald.

In 2024, only 70 boys were given the name.

All told, about 4,339 Americans have been named Oswald and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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