Pronunciation
Oss-kar
Meaning
Champion (Irish word association)
Alternate spellings
Oscar
Fun fact
In Irish legend, Oscar is Oisín’s son and Fionn mac Cumhaill’s grandson. The name also has a separate Norse history, but it’s the Irish story that I’m including it for here.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Oscar, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#31Rank among boy names in 2025149Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 149 | #31 |
| 2024 | 159 | #32 |
| 2023 | 154 | #30 |
| 2022 | 156 | #38 |
| 2021 | 189 | #30 |
| 2020 | 178 | #31 |
| 2019 | 156 | #43 |
| 2018 | 185 | #37 |
| 2017 | 168 | #44 |
| 2016 | 172 | #46 |
| 2015 | 170 | #45 |
| 2014 | 179 | #46 |
| 2013 | 184 | #46 |
| 2012 | 150 | #61 |
| 2011 | 135 | #62 |
| 2010 | 135 | #61 |
| 2009 | 132 | #66 |
| 2008 | 132 | #65 |
| 2007 | 89 | #81 |
| 2006 | 68 | #92 |
| 2005 | 80 | #79 |
| 2004 | 57 | #104 |
| 2003 | 44 | #113 |
| 2002 | 39 | #118 |
| 2001 | 35 | #127 |
| 2000 | 20 | #164 |
| 1999 | 25 | #136 |
| 1998 | 20 | #150 |
| 1997 | 7 | #261 |
| 1996 | 10 | #223 |
| 1995 | 8 | #234 |
| 1994 | 6 | #247 |
| 1993 | 5 | #275 |
| 1992 | 4 | #298 |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | 5 | #265 |
| 1974 | 3 | #321 |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | 3 | #291 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.