Oswald

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Oswald: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Oswald: Recorded since 2002, its highest recorded position is #1,076, reached in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#1076highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2002–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2002	#1799
2004	#3651
2007	#2741
2008	#2507
2009	#4527
2010	#2199
2011	#2194
2012	#3416
2013	#2216
2014	#3895
2015	#2020
2016	#1627
2017	#3449
2018	#2259
2019	#1655
2020	#1635
2021	#2125
2022	#1314
2023	#1175
2024	#1076

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 England and Wales in 20 of the 23 years from 2002 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2002–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #1799 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #1076 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1076 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Oswald by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Oswald in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	26	5 of 10	5
2010s	90	10 of 10	9
2020sbusiest	95	5 of 10	19

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 19 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Oswald appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1076 in England and Wales in 2024.

Oswald's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1076	27	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1175	24	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1314	20	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2125	10	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1635	14	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1655	14	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2259	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1627	15	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2020	11	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3416	5	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2194	9	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2507	7	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2741	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3651	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1799	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2002 and 2024, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,076, first reached in 2024.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 27 births, registered in England and Wales in 2024.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
18 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#1,076position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
27births registered in its largest year, 202425 to 49 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Zakai · #1076, 17y
Pacey · #1077, 23y
Poppy-May · #1075, 18y
Abhay · #1078, 24y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Zakai · #1076, 17y
Poppy-May · #1075, 18y
Kaysan · #1078, 22y
Kaiyan · #1071, 21y

Oswald and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Oswald without appearing here.

Oswald moved ahead of

Robyn Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3651 and #3009 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2199 and #4678.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #4527 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2216 and #4685.
Anders Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2259 and #2259 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #1655 and #3937.
Ole Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3449 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2259 and #3959.

Moved ahead of Oswald

Hudson Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1799 and #2005 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #3651 and #1160.
Hunter Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1799 and #2254 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #3651 and #1878.
Cillian Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1799 and #2254 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #3651 and #3009.
Leif Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1655 and #2104 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #1635 and #1548.

Moved the opposite way to Oswald

Aaron Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Oswald went from #1799 to #1076 while Aaron went from #36 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Oswald went from #1799 to #1076 while Adam went from #17 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Oswald went from #1799 to #1076 while Alan went from #239 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Oswald went from #1799 to #1076 while Alex went from #42 to #171.

Moved the same way as Oswald

Albie Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Oswald went from #1799 to #1076 and Albie from #722 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Oswald went from #1799 to #1076 and Alfie from #49 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Oswald went from #1799 to #1076 and Alfred from #142 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Oswald went from #1799 to #1076 and Archie from #55 to #10.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1076 in England and Wales in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Oswald

Oswald at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Oswald by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Oswald appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Oswald and the names beside it

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Oswald at a glance

Oswald by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Oswald appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Oswald and the names beside it

Oswald moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Oswald

Moved the opposite way to Oswald

Moved the same way as Oswald