human or pet?

[BeautifulStars93]

Oscar..

[JacobWrestling]

Very very popular for humans

[PaperdollCartoon]

Both, and I love it. But soooo popular right now. It'll be this generations Matthew or Alex

[JakeyBurd]

Maybe you should consider Rover or Fido for a boy, since it seems that no-one's using dog names for dogs any more.

[ThatDidntQuiteGoToPlan]

Ridiculously popular, but I still think of it as a dogs name.

[WorldsBiggestGrotbag]

Popular for both. I know 5 oscars under 2, and 3 dogs called oscar!

[akorda]

Sorry to be blunt but please no more Oscars! Or Theos or Tobys or Archies!

They are nice names, but there are just soooo many of them!

What about Otto or Otis as alternatives?

[Fattycow]

Human!

[Twooter]

Definitely cat rather than dog.

[MsJuniper]

Oscar was always my top boys name, from 20+ years ago. By the time I came to have DS 2 yrs ago, it was so popular I decided against it. In some ways I regretted it as I still love the name but every time we meet another one I feel glad I didn't, they do seem to be everywhere.

[prepperpig]

There are two in each of DS1 and DS2's year groups plus there are three siblings called Oscar/Oskar. We also have one in extended family. Its very popular.

[DampAndRotten]

I know a cat Oscar, and a couple of humans.

[BeautifulStars93]

I only know one Finley too x

[2boys2girls]

Cat or human ... Lots of both running about

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

Either. I like it.

[CloserToFiftyThanTwenty]

Either

[CakeRattleandRoll]

Human (or grouchy muppet)
But it's popular - England and Wales ranked 17th in 2012 and 7th in 2013, so on the rise too.

[Butterflywings168]

My first thought was pet - specifically, cat. Then Oscar Wilde of but not a modern human...it's in now though? you learn something every day.

[theroundball]

Human.

I know one who's 3 and one who's 33. There's also Oscar the footballer who I believe, is 23. What is it with all these threes!

[Ludways]

Human.

I know 4.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Human.

But the current trend for pets names is human sounding names so many names could be either, really.

Milly, Penny, Alfie, Toby and Molly...are they the names of children I know or the names of family pets?

My husband and I have had to think long and hard about names for our baby to avoid "three dogs or three daughters?" confusion

[MrsHathaway]

There's loads. Two in a class. As popular as Finlay / Finley.

[BathshebaDarkstone]

Either/or. Sorry, not helpful!

[reuset]

By all accounts popular for both.

[ShadowFire]

I know several small human boy Oscar's. Plus 1 cat.

[ApplesTheHare]

Dog