How Many People Are Named Osvaldo Garcia?

There are approximately 54 people named Osvaldo Garcia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,347,303 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Osvaldo with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garcia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 6,347,303 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Osvaldo

Last Name

Garcia

Est. Bearers 1,318,173

Census Rank #6

Per 100K 384.58

Rarity Very Common

Osvaldo: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Osvaldo. The peak year was 2004 with 634 births. The average person named Osvaldo today is 27 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Osvaldo

In the 2020 Census, the first name Osvaldo was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (96.78%). The next largest recorded groups were White (2.45%) and Black (0.55%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Osvaldo in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Osvaldo rose or fell over time.

White

2.45%

Black

0.55%

Hispanic

96.78%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.13%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.03%

Two or More Races

0.06%

Ancestry of the Garcia Surname

The surname Garcia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Garcia in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

5.70%

Black

0.55%

Hispanic

91.20%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.64%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.49%

Two or More Races

0.43%

How we calculated this

The first name "Osvaldo" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Garcia" appears at a rate of 384.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Osvaldo are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 54 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Osvaldo

Osvaldo Smith Osvaldo Johnson Osvaldo Williams Osvaldo Jones Osvaldo Brown

Other people with the surname Garcia

Michael Garcia James Garcia John Garcia David Garcia Robert Garcia William Garcia Christopher Garcia Joseph Garcia

Osvaldo Garcia: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Osvaldo Garcia?

We estimate approximately 54 people named Osvaldo Garcia are alive in the United States today. The first name Osvaldo is shared by 13,949 Americans, and the surname Garcia is shared by 1,318,173.

How rare is the name Osvaldo Garcia?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,347,303 Americans. The first name Osvaldo is uncommon and the surname Garcia is very common.

Is Osvaldo a male or female name?

Osvaldo is predominantly male, with 99.9% of bearers being male and 0.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 2004 and the average bearer today is 27 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Osvaldo?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Osvaldo was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (96.78%). The next largest recorded groups were White (2.45%) and Black (0.55%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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