Is Oscar really popular?

[WhatAPredicament]

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!

[pictish]

What's a reduce las name - is that a typo?

[caju]

My cousin has a 1 year old called Oscar. Think it's pretty popular right now.

[MrsJoeyMaynard]

I know something like 3 or 4 Oscars under 7 yrs. No older ones.

It's popular now, probably will fall out of fashion at some point, but it'll probably cycle back up in popularity too at some future point.

Most names are cyclical in popularity and fall in and out of fashion, so most names will date a baby to some extent. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. I wouldn't let it put me off if I really loved Oscar - it's not like Oscar is a new made up name that's appeared out of nowhere, after all.

Although if you really want a name that won't date a baby, why not go for James? I read some article a while back that said that James was the only boys name to have stayed in the top 20 in England and Wales over the last 100 years.

[MrsJoeyMaynard]

Oooh. Just looked at the date the OP posted. Her baby must be just a few months off his third birthday now

[caju]

So somebody bumped a 3 year old thread because they're worried that Oscar is a "reduce las name".

[MrsJoeyMaynard]

I wonder if "reduce las name" is supposed to be "ridiculous name"????

[elQuintoConyo]

ZOMBIE!

I have met two Oscars in all my 40 years. One is mid-30s the other is my DS.

It bloody rocks

[badtime]

HeyJudith, I'm going to nitpick too, about Barbara .

You can hardly call it new and flash in the pan when it is the name of a very early saint , and the name is still extremely popular in many countries.

It used to be popular in England, but as it's so Catholic it became less popular after the Reformation. You know, the one that happened centuries ago.

[badtime]

Shit, i just saw this is a zombie.

I stand by my educational nitpick.

[malvinandhobbes]

The dating of names is a stupid argument because you just can't know what will be popular. We have a 13 year old Oscar. I was around the 400th most popular name in 2003. Very not trendy.

You can go as traditional or not trendy as you want, and then 13 years later the name is everywhere. Pick a name you like.

[malvinandhobbes]

Oops. Zombie thread Sorry.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I know of 2, who live nowhere near each other.

I think it is one of those names which is massively popular in particular pockets of the country, less so in others.