Osmar
Osmar is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Osmar Aparecido de Azevedo, Brazilian striker Osmar Coelho Claudiano, Brazilian right back Osmar Donizete Cândido, Brazilian football player Osmar Ferreira Júnior, Brazilian football striker Osmar Ferreyra, Argentine football midfielder Osmar Ibáñez, Spanish football player Osmar Mares, Mexican footballer currently playing for Santos…
Meaning & Origin of Osmar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Osmar is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Osmar Aparecido de Azevedo, Brazilian striker Osmar Coelho Claudiano, Brazilian right back Osmar Donizete Cândido, Brazilian football player Osmar Ferreira Júnior, Brazilian football striker Osmar Ferreyra, Argentine football midfielder Osmar Ibáñez, Spanish football player Osmar Mares, Mexican footballer currently playing for Santos…
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The Story of Osmar
Osmar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 133 Osmars were born — ranking #1,303 that year. As of 2026, Osmar ranks #2,198 for baby boys with 67 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Osmars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Osmar
Osmar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Osmar's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,303. Use the chart and map above to compare Osmar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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