How Many People Are Named Oswaldo?
An estimated 5,601 people in the United States have the first name Oswaldo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Oswaldo peaked in popularity in 2006 with 461 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oswaldo 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 Oswaldo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,601
About 1 in 61,195 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2006
461 births
Total Registered
5,861
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oswaldo
Oswaldo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,861 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Oswaldo as a male name
Ranked #2,930 in 2024
43 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (461 births)
Oswaldo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oswaldo span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,454 babies were registered. Oswaldo has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Oswaldo by Decade
How has Oswaldo 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.
Oswaldo by State
Birth registrations for Oswaldo span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Michigan, Indiana. On average, about 217 Oswaldos were registered per state.
Oswaldo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oswaldo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Oswaldo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oswaldo?
We estimate approximately 5,601 people named Oswaldo 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 61,195 Americans share this first name.
Is Oswaldo a common name?
Oswaldo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,861 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oswaldo most popular?
Oswaldo reached peak popularity in 2006, when 461 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oswaldo is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oswaldo a male name?
Oswaldo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oswaldo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oswaldo Smith, Oswaldo Johnson, Oswaldo 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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