Oswaldo is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Oswaldo means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Oswaldo across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Oswaldo has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Oswaldo is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “God's power, divine ruler”. A Spanish and Italian form of Oswald.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,902 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Oswaldo per year, United States (1915 to 2025). United States peaked in 2006 (461/yr).
Oswaldo is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2006, when it ranked #1,176 nationally (given to 461 babies that year).
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