Is Oscar overdone?

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Husband has taken a shine to it - I don't mind it. What about Ossie for short? (I quite like '-ie' or '-y' endings while they are young.)

I'm concerned there are a lot out there like Archie and Alfie.

We had been thinking all along of Robert, shortened to Bertie. We've had Bertie since about week 7 - I'm now week 35, so it is a shock to suddenly be seriously considering something else.

We also don't know it is a boy yet, but I'm interested in garnering opinion.

Got no other children yet, so no yardtick for comparison.

Surname is same as Jack and Vera's.

I hope not

I thought ds would get shortened to Ozzie, but it is naturally shortened to Osc in our family. I didn't know any Oscar's before ds was born, I know a couple now though.

i know one Oscar
i really like the name and not overdone IMO

am not a Bertie fan ...

Prefer Robert NN Robbie / Bobby ,don't like Bertie....

Oscar is lovely,supposedly popular but i don't know any!

I only know one and I know a lot of children!
I think it is one of those names that is probably popular is some areas and not others.
I am not sure about it with the surname though, sorry. I think one sound, strong names seem to go well with that surname i.e Tom, George or Joe, but I know they are not very original.

it depends where you are i suppose, here in surrey i have heards dozens of boys called Oscar (is also my sons name) back where i lived in norfolk oscar was unheard of.

I don't know any round here (Bedfordshire) and know lots of small children.

Really like it but DS2 is Oliver so too similar for us!

Think Bertie is cute too but personally prefer Oscar.

I have one (Osc or Oskie!) and know one other (just born)

My new grandson [Oscar]is just five weeks old.
My son calls him Ozzie but mum calls him Oscar.

I go to a lot of toddler groups, and I have 3 school age dc.
I can think of exactly one Alfie (age 3) -- his sis is in DD's Y2 class.
Can't think of a single Oscar or Archie among the other 100 or so children I know locally age 9 and under.
I don't personally like the names Oscar, Achie or Alfie -- but you didn't ask that, did you ?