UK boy's name
Oska
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Oska is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Oska popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 10 births.
This profile covers 140 England and Wales registrations across 25 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 40% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 139 living people in the UK are called Oska. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Oska ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 10 boys were registered as Oska.
- • About 139 living people in the UK are estimated to have Oska as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4270
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2015
10 births
Estimated living
139
2026
Popularity
Oska over time
The chart below shows babies named Oska registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Oska, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Oska by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Oska was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3562 | 20 | 4 |
| 2010s | #3043 | 63 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2688 | 50 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2642 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Oska
- Oliver 157,197
- Oscar 67,495
- Owen 33,517
- Ollie 13,193
- Oakley 9,838
- Omar 6,823
- Otis 6,395
- Oskar 4,827
- Olly 4,403
- Otto 3,839
- Osian 3,145
- Owain 2,310
FAQ
Oska: questions and answers
How popular is the name Oska in the UK right now?
In 2024, Oska was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Oska most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 10 babies registered as Oska in England and Wales.
How many people are called Oska in the UK?
A total of 140 babies have been registered as Oska across the 25 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.