Oscar Popularity
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Rising
among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #128 |
| 1997 | #111 |
| 1998 | #106 |
| 1999 | #87 |
| 2000 | #90 |
| 2001 | #77 |
| 2002 | #70 |
| 2003 | #62 |
| 2004 | #59 |
| 2005 | #55 |
| 2006 | #46 |
| 2007 | #41 |
| 2008 | #30 |
| 2009 | #23 |
| 2010 | #19 |
| 2011 | #17 |
| 2012 | #17 |
| 2013 | #7 |
| 2014 | #8 |
| 2015 | #10 |
| 2016 | #10 |
| 2017 | #8 |
| 2018 | #9 |
| 2019 | #10 |
| 2020 | #7 |
| 2021 | #8 |
| 2022 | #7 |
| 2023 | #9 |
| 2024 | #9 |
| 2025 | #8 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
RisingEngland and Wales · Boys
Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 75 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.
In 2025: #8 among boys in England and Wales, #17 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, #31 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #51 among boys in Norway.
Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #263 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #7 in England and Wales in 2022.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | male | #8 | 2,798 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | male | #9 | 2,747 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | male | #9 | 2,632 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | male | #7 | 2,883 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | male | #8 | 3,071 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | male | #7 | 3,268 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | male | #10 | 3,334 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | male | #9 | 3,459 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | male | #8 | 3,738 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | male | #10 | 3,894 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | male | #10 | 4,066 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | male | #8 | 4,269 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | male | #7 | 4,511 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | male | #17 | 3,289 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | male | #17 | 3,251 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | male | #19 | 3,035 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | male | #23 | 2,943 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | male | #30 | 2,432 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | male | #41 | 1,777 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | male | #46 | 1,523 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | male | #55 | 1,262 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | male | #59 | 1,093 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | male | #62 | 992 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | male | #70 | 836 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | male | #77 | 782 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | male | #90 | 611 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | male | #87 | 599 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | male | #106 | 488 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | male | #111 | 403 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | male | #128 | 307 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #17 | 249 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2024 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #23 | 204 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #26 | 203 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2022 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #28 | 214 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2021 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #21 | 272 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2020 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #24 | 245 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2019 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #24 | 260 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2018 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #21 | 278 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2017 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #25 | 257 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2016 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #30 | 260 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2015 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #26 | 276 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2014 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #27 | 286 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2013 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #27 | 294 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2012 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #31 | 275 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2011 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #30 | 266 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2010 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #37 | 235 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2009 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #31 | 273 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2008 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #33 | 251 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2007 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #38 | 241 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2006 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #46 | 220 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2005 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #44 | 215 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2004 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #42 | 206 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2003 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #51 | 181 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2002 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #75 | 123 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2001 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #74 | 122 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #78 | 117 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1999 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #100 | 88 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New Zealand | male | #20 | 131 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | New Zealand | male | #11 | 166 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | New Zealand | male | #22 | 140 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | New Zealand | male | #19 | 148 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | New Zealand | male | #16 | 164 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | New Zealand | male | #19 | 149 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | New Zealand | male | #22 | 150 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | New Zealand | male | #39 | 114 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | New Zealand | male | #32 | 141 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | New Zealand | male | #30 | 136 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | New Zealand | male | #34 | 138 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | New Zealand | male | #42 | 124 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | New Zealand | male | #47 | 116 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | New Zealand | male | #40 | 125 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | New Zealand | male | #40 | 121 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | New Zealand | male | #50 | 102 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | New Zealand | male | #47 | 111 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | New Zealand | male | #40 | 118 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | New Zealand | male | #59 | 85 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | New Zealand | male | #67 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | New Zealand | male | #63 | 85 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | New Zealand | male | #77 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | New Zealand | male | #77 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | New Zealand | male | #99 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | New Zealand | male | #87 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | male | #34 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | male | #25 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | male | #51 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | male | #42 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | male | #37 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | male | #38 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | male | #42 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | male | #36 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | male | #30 | 81 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | male | #40 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | male | #24 | 99 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | male | #32 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | male | #64 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | male | #68 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | male | #69 | 49 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | male | #91 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | male | #118 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | male | #115 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | male | #180 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | male | #192 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | male | #157 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | male | #193 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | male | #220 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | male | #244 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | male | #277 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | male | #51 | 138 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | male | #67 | 100 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | male | #51 | 125 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | male | #69 | 94 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Norway | male | #41 | 152 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | male | #71 | 86 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | male | #46 | 142 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | male | #45 | 166 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | male | #40 | 172 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Norway | male | #36 | 187 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | male | #37 | 178 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | male | #40 | 171 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | male | #35 | 191 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | male | #48 | 168 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | male | #41 | 191 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | male | #68 | 134 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Norway | male | #56 | 151 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | male | #46 | 164 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | male | #65 | 129 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | male | #54 | 146 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Norway | male | #62 | 127 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Norway | male | #61 | 135 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | male | #62 | 127 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Norway | male | #67 | 111 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | male | #59 | 120 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | male | #80 | 96 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | male | #94 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Norway | male | #87 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | male | #95 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | male | #117 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | male | #123 | 59 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Norway | male | #156 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | male | #217 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | male | #166 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | male | #260 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | male | #195 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | male | #277 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | male | #332 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | male | #287 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | male | #398 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Norway | male | #286 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | male | #353 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | male | #367 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | male | #546 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | male | #354 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | male | #440 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Norway | male | #344 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | male | #426 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | male | #430 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | male | #330 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | male | #471 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Norway | male | #356 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Norway | male | #609 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Norway | male | #569 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Norway | male | #586 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Norway | male | #430 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Norway | male | #443 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Norway | male | #438 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Norway | male | #366 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Norway | male | #463 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | Norway | male | #335 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | Norway | male | #418 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | Norway | male | #399 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | Norway | male | #393 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | Norway | male | #360 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | Norway | male | #263 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | Norway | male | #397 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | Norway | male | #303 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1953 | Norway | male | #317 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1952 | Norway | male | #331 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1951 | Norway | male | #368 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1950 | Norway | male | #369 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1949 | Norway | male | #357 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1946 | Norway | male | #350 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1945 | Norway | male | #263 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | male | #31 | 149 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | male | #32 | 159 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | male | #30 | 154 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | male | #38 | 156 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | male | #30 | 189 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | male | #31 | 178 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | male | #43 | 156 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | male | #37 | 185 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | male | #44 | 168 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | male | #46 | 172 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | male | #45 | 170 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | male | #46 | 179 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | male | #46 | 184 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | male | #61 | 150 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | male | #62 | 135 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | male | #61 | 135 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | male | #66 | 132 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | male | #65 | 132 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | male | #81 | 89 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | male | #92 | 68 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | male | #79 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | male | #104 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | male | #113 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | male | #118 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | male | #127 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | male | #164 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | male | #136 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | male | #150 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | male | #261 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | male | #223 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | male | #234 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | male | #247 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | male | #275 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | male | #298 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | male | #286 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | male | #265 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | male | #321 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | male | #291 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | male | #22 | 151 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.