Oslo

Popularity Trends

The name Oslo is the #7,321 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 418 recorded births since 2007. This represents the 5.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 5.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,168 (9.1% percentile) for all time with 418 births since 2007.

Oslo first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2007 (first recorded for boys in 2007). Birth data for Oslo is available in 16 out of the 17 years between 2007 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Oslo reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 9.6% percentile (ranked #835) with 50 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 50 births per million (ranked 9.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2014, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Oslo ranks #831 for boys (8.8% percentile) with 46 births per million, which is 92.5% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Oslo".

2007 2023 20072023

Key Statistics

Total Births

418

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

2007

Peak Percentile

9.6%

Current Percentile

8.8%

Peak Rank

#835

Current Rank

#831

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Oslo.

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Oslo", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Oslo.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Oslo's popularity from 2004 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Oslo at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Oslo range from Koa at 99.0% correlation to Kymir at 98.3% correlation, with an average correlation level of 98.6%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Koa with 5.8K births (90% boys) and the least popular is Rynleigh with 156 births (100% girls).

Oslo's share of births peaked at 50.2 births per million for boys in 2022. It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (5% of peak) in 2010. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Oslo had 46.4 births per million, 92% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Koa

5,836

98.98% (very strong)

Nyx

487

98.76% (very strong)

Kru

450

98.74% (very strong)

Cove

1,172

98.67% (very strong)

Jailani

406

98.65% (very strong)

Rynleigh

156

98.61% (very strong)

Banx

285

98.60% (very strong)

Jream

1,760

98.54% (very strong)

Jrue

1,597

98.54% (very strong)

Maelani

544

98.42% (very strong)

Milano

254

98.39% (very strong)

Kymir

666

98.31% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Oslo

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Oslo. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 63.2% confident that Oslo is pronounced as AHZ-loh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is AWZ-loh, at 18.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.

AHZ-loh

63.2%

AWZ-loh

18.4%

AH-sloh

18.4%

AHZ-loh (2 syllables)

Verified

63.2% confidence

AA1 Z L OW0

AWZ-loh (2 syllables)

18.4% confidence

AO1 Z L OW0

AH-sloh (2 syllables)

18.4% confidence

AA1 S L OW0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Oslo? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Oslo. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Oslo, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like AA1 Z L OW0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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