Boy name#1,399 of boy names
Oswaldo
Pronounced AA1 S W AA1 L D OW0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2006
- 110 years in use
How popular is Oswaldo?
Oswaldo is a boys' name, and first appears in 1915. It has been given to 5,866 children — the 1,399th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 495 births across the past decade, against a peak of 461 in a single year. That peak was in 2006.
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AA1 S W AA1 L D OW0 · AA1 S W AO1 L D OW0
- Stress pattern:
- 110 · 110
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Oswaldo
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Oswaldo
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Oswaldo?
- Oswaldo ranks 1,399th among boys' names in US records, with 5,866 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 495.
- Is Oswaldo a unisex name?
- No. Oswaldo is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Oswaldo most popular?
- 2006, when 461 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.