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Oscar?

38 replies

Threelittlebirds1 · 15/02/2025 09:11

Really struggling to find a boys name we love. I've always liked Oscar but ruled it out previously due to popularity, I don't actually know any, but aware it's in the top 10.
I'm looking for something fairly traditional but not so popular it's become dull, would love opinions on Oscar please.

I'd also be grateful if anyone can post a link of most recent complete ONS boys list- I can only find top 100 names.

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Starsandall · 16/02/2025 23:48

I love Oscar and os. I didn’t use it in the end and kind of regretted it. I did choose a popular name for one of my children and have hardly come across anyone with that name. The more uncommon name I chose for sibling there were 3 at school!
Heath
Hugh
Seth
Arthur
Louis

StormingNorman · 16/02/2025 23:55

Willem.

RogueFemale · 18/02/2025 03:33

BootballJoy · 15/02/2025 12:22

There have been about 3000 Oscars born a year for the last 15 years or so. There's no way it will be awkward or goofy for so many - it's like for example Simon or Andrew was a generation ago. It's an elegant name as well.

Simon and Andrew are awful too.

RogueFemale · 18/02/2025 03:39

@Threelittlebirds1 Just do remember you're naming both a baby and a grown man. Oscar is such a sort of targeted, loaded name. If I were a man, I'd much rather be called James or Edward etc.

user1492757084 · 18/02/2025 03:39

Colin
David
Samuel
Malcolm
Columbus
Cuthbert
Charles
Angus
Cecil
Neil

mathanxiety · 18/02/2025 04:05

Lovely name, and recognised all over the world.

I like the Oskar spelling too.

I know Oscars of all ages.

LookingAtMyBhunas · 20/02/2025 20:20

I love it and would love to use it but my sister had an abusive ex called Oscar so he fucked that. I'd definitely use it if not!

AutumnScream · 20/02/2025 22:29

Some of the comments on this thread are completely batshit and deluded. Oscar is apparently not a grown mans name nor is it a classic serious name? Didnt seem to do Oscar Wilde or Oskar Schindler any harm in being taken seriously throughout history.

Op Oscar is a lovely classic strong name with a lot of positive role models. Its popular yes but so what? If you like it use it.

Yellowrosessmellpetaly · 21/02/2025 00:05

BettyBardMacDonald · 15/02/2025 09:21

I just think of a grown man trying to have a career & social life as "oscar," and cringe.

It might be cute on a toddler but after that is such a clumsy, goofy name.

How about something like Lawrence?

I wouldn't class Oscar Pistorius or Oscar Wilde as goofy or clumsy.

Yellowrosessmellpetaly · 21/02/2025 00:08

But to be less unhelpful I really like it, it's a really cool classy name for an adult.

Yellowrosessmellpetaly · 21/02/2025 00:08

Also Lawrence Fox is called Lawrence so..

HeCharters · 21/02/2025 08:02

@RogueFemale I really like them. Far nicer than most currently popular boys' names.

bluebunnys · 21/02/2025 08:11

Oscar to me is the grouch in Sesame Street

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