Oscar: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Oscar year by year

Oscar drops 6 places from 2024 (ranked 134th then). Since 2020 (54 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 13%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	140th	47
2024	134th	47
2023	172nd	37
2022	157th	43
2021	175th	40
2020	135th	54

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Oscar since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Oscar appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2020, with 54 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (363 babies). Since 1980, about 844 children in Québec have been named Oscar.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Oscar in Québec in 2025?

47 boys were named Oscar in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 140th rank among boy names.

Is Oscar a popular name in Québec?

Oscar ranks 140th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Oscar given most often?

In 2020, with 54 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Oscar a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Oscar only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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