Is Oscar becoming too popular?

[CEOD]

How many Oscars under 5 do you know and where are you? Sorry, copying the Jude thread here!!! Thank you all in advance!

[Lovelongweekends]

South West and I know 3 Oscars who are under 5. Only beaten in popularity here by Reuben!

[Chinlo]

Define "too" popular. It's subjective.

In 2015, one in every 172 babies (so one in every 86 boys) was named Oscar.

[SallyR0se]

I consider Oscar to be a boring name now.

[Sophronia]

It is already very popular

[Moonrocks6]

I only know 1 in west yorks. Don't think it's boring st all.

[CEOD]

Depends what people think of as boring - Sophronia, do you think William, James and Thomas are boring? Or are you thinking its boring in a sort of Alfie, Archie, Jack way?

[JennyOnAPlate]

I'm in Birmingham and I don't know any! My dc are 6 and 8.

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

I only know one, aged 13yrs.

[Pipilangstrumpf]

It has become quite trendy over the past 10 years and will probably sound dated as it falls out of favour. I'd choose a more tieless name personally.

[Pipilangstrumpf]

Timeless

[dalmatianmad]

I have an Oscar living on either side of us, one is 4 years and the other is about 2. The scruffy lady over the road had just given birth and I believe that he's Oscar too!
I like it but it's very popular.

[crje]

I don't like it at all.
There are far nicer, less popular names.

[WatchingFromTheWings]

There's only 1 Oscar in my local primary school...and he's mine!

[ChardonnayKnickertonSmythe]

Yes.

I know at least 6 little Oscars and 4 puppy Oscars.

[MotherDuckSaid]

i think its meant to be a popular name, i know probably about 6 under 5,
but IMO its maybe better to have a popular name (?) than to have a name so 'outlandish' they'd b th only one in the whole school with it and they'd hate it ! :)

[paddypants13]

I don't know any little Oscars (N. Yorks but family and friends mostly in W. Yorks.). I do know lots of little Olivers though.

Ds has a very traditional (some would say boring) and constantly popular name. I don't care, I still love it!

[Coey2016]

I don't know any (south east)

[Sunbeam18]

Two under 3 here (Edinburgh)

[engineersthumb]

I have an Oscar and we meet more on every visit to the park.... we thought we were being original! Have just named our second... for reference the name Felix is closed :)

[Voteforpedr0]

Ozzy for short will be cute

[BigGreenOlives]

I am closely related to a 17 yr old Oscar. Know another 17 yr old & a 16 yr old. It's a timeless name, popular in lots of languages (French, Spanish, Polish, Swedish, German). Benjamin, Harry & Jack were v popular then.

[Pipilangstrumpf]

Ozzy is cute ?

[wineandsunshine]

I know two (south) - my son (4.5) and my neighbours son! We shorten to Ossie a lot!

[marshallzumarubble]

East Yorkshire here.

I know seven under 5 Oscars. There are three in my son's reception class, two in Year 1, one girl in his class has a two year old brother named Oscar and my friend has a one year old Oscar. My brother-in-law's dog is also called Oscar. Very popular here!