Oscar dog name
We found 3,471 dogs named Oscar in the public pet registers of 26 places. Combining all places, Oscar is the #31 dog name. It is a top-ten name in Surf Coast Shire, Burnside, Adelaide and Prospect. Almost all dogs named Oscar are male.
🐱 Oscar is also a popular cat name (#21 for cats, 505 cats).
Oscar as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #63 of 51,228 | 810 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #56 of 34,500 | 669 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #33 in top 100 | 1,260 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #28 of 10,500 | 184 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #60 of 8,191 | 51 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #14 of 4,586 | 110 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #107 of 4,375 | 16 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #19 of 4,602 | 44 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #39 of 5,788 | 18 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #12 of 3,045 | 57 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #86 of 2,965 | 14 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #99 of 2,906 | 11 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #72 of 2,440 | 12 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #134 of 3,446 | 6 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #33 of 2,588 | 20 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #6 of 1,974 | 51 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #18 of 2,062 | 28 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #7 of 1,888 | 53 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #112 of 1,965 | 6 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #48 of 2,347 | 9 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #47 of 1,161 | 9 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #63 of 1,280 | 5 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #6 of 958 | 14 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #9 of 518 | 10 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #28 of 641 | 3 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Oscar. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
26 female and 1,852 male dogs named Oscar, in the places that record sex.
Oscar over the years
Dogs named Oscar per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Oscar
Compared to all dogs, Oscar is especially common among Brussels Griffons (4.8×), Dachshunds (4.3×), Border Terriers (3.3×), Malteses (2.2×) and Pugs (2.0×).
Based on 1,800 dogs named Oscar with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Oscar as a baby name
Oscar was the #223 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,620 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #1 for boys in Denmark, #8 for boys in England and Wales, #11 for boys in Australia (Victoria) and #14 for boys in Wales. See Oscar as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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