Osvaldo
Meaning
god power (Portuguese form of the German Oswald)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Osvaldo peaked in the 2000s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
109,513 people · the #301 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,855 · median age 62
Among people named Osvaldo living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 204 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Osvaldo
Most people given the name Osvaldo in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Osvaldo deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Osvaldo truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Osvaldo fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Osvaldo travels
Italian Argentine · god's might (the Italian and Spanish forms of Oswald agree letter for letter); tango royalty thanks to orchestra leader Osvaldo Pugliese
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