Osvaldo
The Italian and Spanish form of Oswald, an Old English name joining os, meaning god, with weald, meaning rule or power.
Osvaldo in 2025
Osvaldo was given to 130 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,969th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 25,503 babies born.
The history of Osvaldo
Osvaldo reached its highest point in 2004, when 634 babies were given the name, ranking 873rd that year.
Across the 109 years of records since 1917, 14,538 babies have been named Osvaldo. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Osvaldo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Osvaldo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,574 |
| 1930s | 13 | 5,784 |
| 1940s | 37 | 5,780 |
| 1950s | 219 | 3,035 |
| 1960s | 491 | 2,294 |
| 1970s | 1,068 | 1,612 |
| 1980s | 1,362 | 1,649 |
| 1990s | 3,308 | 1,040 |
| 2000s | 5,042 | 873 |
| 2010s | 2,212 | 1,428 |
| 2020s | 781 | 2,714 |
Where Osvaldo is heading
Osvaldo has fallen 37% over the past decade, from 208 babies in 2015 to 130 in 2025.
Names like Osvaldo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Osvaldo.