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Is Oscar really popular?

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WhatAPredicament · 03/09/2013 19:04

We like this name and don't know any personally but I get the feeling it has certainly been a popular choice in the last few years - has it been a trendy one that will, therefore, date? I know it's a name that can divide opinions but am really just asking if it has been overdone. Thanks!

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squoosh · 03/09/2013 22:40

Loads of Oscars of all ages in Ireland, move there and the name will never seem dated!

AndWhenYouGetThere · 03/09/2013 22:06

The only Oscar I know is 25 now. It must depend on your area of the country.

Cloudkitten · 03/09/2013 22:05

I think it'll be like an Oliver, or Emma, constantly popular, and cyclical, coming back up every so often or every other generation, but certainly not a one-hit trendy wonder that dates to the 2010's like say, Jason dates to the 70s-80s or Karen and Tracey to the 60s-70s. Those names were trendy at the time and not a lot else before or since, whereas Oscar's history and popularity in Scandinavian/Eastern European countries mean it has a life outside of UK passing fashions.

To "date" in a bad way a name has to be relatively new to the game and become very popular in a short space of time. As there has been some extremely famous Oscars (Oscar Wilde and Oskar Schindler) in public consciousness and history, it isn't ever going to be new fangled, and it's Scandinavian connections set it apart and give it gravitas from names like Jason and Karen and, more recently, Chloe, Isla, Willow and Alfie, Riley and Joshua.

Faverolles · 03/09/2013 21:41

I don't think Oscar will date, as it's always been there as a nice name.
3,289 sounds a lot, but spread over the whole country isn't exactly everywhere.
I personally know 3 Oscars. One is 12, two are 8.
If you like the name, use it.

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WhatAPredicament · 03/09/2013 21:13

Hmm that's what I thought really. It's a shame as I like it but it would bug me if it sounded dated, also not convinced of it being a name for all age groups. Ok, back to the drawing board...thanks!

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EnjoyEverySandwich · 03/09/2013 19:23

I quite fancy Osric. He could be Ozzie or Rick. Cool.

5madthings · 03/09/2013 19:20

Last year it was at number 25, with 3,289 oscars.

5madthings · 03/09/2013 19:18

I have an 11 yr old Oscar, it was NOT popular when we chose it! And then shot up the chart, but last uearot went down the charts so it is decreasing. The highest it got was up to 17, so never made it to the top ten names.

MeerkatMerkin · 03/09/2013 19:14

Yes. I know 5. Oldest is 7. Youngest is 1.

EnjoyEverySandwich · 03/09/2013 19:12

Yes, it is going to date very very badly. It's a great name, but it's one of those names that parents thought was going to be really unusual, only to find that everybody else had had the same idea.

UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 03/09/2013 19:09

Yes,it's really popular.