Oswaldo

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A few things about Oswaldo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Oswaldo

Oswaldo Sánchez

Mexican association football player

Choose Oswaldo and your child shares a first name with Oswaldo Sánchez, a Mexican association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Oswaldo, like who?” Oswaldo Sánchez's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 41,667 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Oswaldo, 41 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Oswaldo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryOswaldo first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2006, when it ranked #549. Today it's #2,991, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowOswaldo was 2.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 15,456 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 41,667.
• 🍂TrendOswaldo has slipped 486 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,991. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningOswaldo is a Spanish form of Oswald, which means “divine power”. Our records link it to English, Scandinavian and Spanish roots.

About the name Oswaldo

Oswaldo is a boy name of English, Scandinavian and Spanish origin meaning “divine power”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with O and ending in “-ldo”. US birth records list Oswaldo for boys from 1915 to 2025, in 90 of those 111 years. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked #549 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,991, with 41 babies.

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