How Many People Are Named Osker?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Osker. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Osker peaked in popularity in 1920 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Osker as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Osker paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Osker is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
- Osker is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1920
14 births
Total Registered
210
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Osker
Osker is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 210 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Osker as a male name
Ranked #13,869 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1920 (14 births)
Osker: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Osker span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 81 babies were registered. Osker has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Osker by Decade
How has Osker tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Osker + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Osker as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Osker
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Osker: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Osker?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Osker are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Osker a common name?
Osker is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 210 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Osker most popular?
Osker reached peak popularity in 1920, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Osker is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Osker a male name?
Osker is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Osker Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Osker Smith, Osker Johnson, Osker Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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