How popular is the baby name Oscar in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, check out all the blog posts that mention the name Oscar.
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According to the Government of South Australia, the most popular baby names in the state in 2019 were (again) Charlotte and Oliver.
Here are South Australia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:
Girl Names
Charlotte, 119 baby girls
Ava, 112
Olivia, 103
Grace, 93
Amelia, 86 (tie)
Willow, 86 (tie)
Isla, 83
Ivy, 79 (tie)
Sophie, 79 (tie)
Mia, 69
Boy Names
Oliver, 152 baby boys
Leo, 106
William, 102
Jack, 101 (tie)
Noah, 101 (tie)
Henry, 99
Charlie, 94
Oscar, 90
Harvey, 81 (tie)
Mason, 81 (tie)
In the girls’ top 10, Ivy replaces Harper.
In the boys’ top 10, Oscar, Harvey and Mason replace Harrison, Lucas and Harry. Notably, Oscar’s usage increased by three dozen baby boys, and Harvey’s usage increased by 20.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the most popular baby names in England and Wales last year were, yet again, Olivia and Oliver.
Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:
Girl Names
Olivia, 4,082 baby girls
Amelia, 3,712
Isla, 2,981
Ava, 2,946
Mia, 2,500
Isabella, 2,398
Sophia, 2,332
Grace, 2,330
Lily, 2,285
Freya, 2,264
Boy Names
Oliver, 4,932 baby boys
George, 4,575
Noah, 4,265
Arthur, 4,211
Harry, 3,823
Leo, 3,637
Muhammad, 3,604
Jack, 3,381
Charlie, 3,355
Oscar, 3,334
In the girls’ top 10, Lily and Freya replace Emily and Ella. The boys’ top ten includes the same ten names as in 2018.
In the girls’ top 100, Lara and Mabel replace Aisha and Francesca. In the boys’ top 100, Alfred, Chester, Hudson, Ibrahim and Oakley replace Alex, Dexter, Dominic, Kai, Sonny and Tobias.
The fastest risers within the top 100 were Hallie (on the girls’ list) and Tommy (on the boys’).
Several names that saw increased usage due to pop culture were…
The girl name Dua, now at an all-time high thanks to English pop singer Dua Lipa, whose parents were Kosovar refugees.*
The boy name Kylo, thanks to the Star Wars sequel trilogy. (Kylo debuted in 2015, the year the first film was released.)
The boy name Taron, likely due to actor Taron Egerton, featured in the 2019 Elton John biopic Rocketman.
Here are the top ten lists for England and Wales separately, if you’d like to compare the regions…
Finally, here are some of the rare baby names from the other end of the rankings. Each one was given to exactly 3 babies in England and Wales last year.
According to Statistics Denmark, the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Emma and William.
Here are Denmark’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:
Girl Names
Emma, 486 baby girls
Alma, 453
Clara, 438 (tie)
Freja, 438 (tie)
Sofia, 434
Karla, 403
Agnes, 399
Ella, 386
Olivia, 378
Anna, 373
Boy Names
William, 568 baby boys
Alfred, 523
Oscar, 514
Noah, 484
Karl, 477
Lucas, 455
Oliver, 454
Arthur, 448
August, 433
Malthe, 426
In the girls’ top 10, Agnes and Olivia replace Josefine and Ida. Notably, Ida dropped from first place in 2018 all the way down to thirteenth place in 2019. The last time Ida was outside the top 10 was in 2001.
In the boys’ top 10, Karl, Arthur and August replace Carl, Victor, and Valdemar. (Yes, I double checked: “Carl,” which appeared in the rankings from 1998 to 2018, was replaced by “Karl” in the 2019 rankings. I don’t know why.)
In the girls’ top 50, Molly, Leonora, Merle and Mynte replace Caroline, Johanne, Naja and Vigga.
In the boys’ top 50, Matheo, Erik and Walter replace Laurits, Sebastian and Philip.
According to Statistics Norway, the most popular baby names in Norway in 2019 were Emma and Jakob/Jacob.
Here are Norway’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:
Girl Names
Emma, 393 baby girls
Nora/Norah, 379
Sofie/Sophie, 326
Ella, 319
Olivia, 303
Ada, 291
Sofia/Sophia, 271
Sara/Sarah/Zara, 265
Maja/Maia/Maya, 260
Ingrid, 258
Boy Names
Jakob/Jacob, 423 baby boys
Lucas/Lukas, 392
Filip/Fillip/Philip/Phillip, 387
Oskar/Oscar, 358
Oliver, 353
Emil, 347
Henrik, 339
William, 333
Noah/Noa, 314
Aksel/Axel, 311
In the girls’ top 10, Ada, Sofia/Sophia and Ingrid replace Emilie, Leah/Lea, and Amalie. (Ada may have gotten a boost from Norwegian footballer Ada Hegerberg.)
In the boys’ top 10, William replaces Elias.
In the capital city of Oslo, the top names were Mohammad and Nora.
In 2018, the top two names were Emma and Lucas/Lukas.
