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Globally, オスカー (Oscar
, Oskar
, オスカー
) is a prevalent boy's first name. The given name オスカー is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Argentina, where it is a widespread boy's name, Nicaragua, and Mexico, where it is a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Mexico, Argentina, and Spain. Very seldom, オスカー is the last name as well as the forename.
オスカー is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Oskar Matzerath , the fictional character from The Tin Drum and The Rat by Günter Grass; Oscar the Grouch , the Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street; Oscar Crucke , the fictional character from F.C. De Kampioenen; Wizard of Oz , the character from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Oscar Sánchez Ballart , character in Les de l'hoquei, and in many other works.