Oscar Robertson
There are approximately 70 people named Oscar Robertson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,896,491 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Oscar with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Robertson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
70
1 in 4,896,491
Named Oscar
143K
Alive today
Named Robertson
168K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 143K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2006
Average age: 35
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (83.2%)
Estimated bearers: 168K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #185
Per 100K: 49.06
Top ancestry: White (70.7%)
First name trend
Oscar: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Oscar. The peak year was 2006 with 3,607 births. The average person named Oscar today is 35 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Oscar
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Oscar, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 83.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Oscar described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Oscar at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino83.2% · 177,078
- White9.6% · 20,425
- Black or African American4.3% · 9,230
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 4,105
- Two or more races0.7% · 1,549
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 554
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Robertson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Robertson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 70.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Robertson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Robertson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.7% · 103,708
- Black or African American20.0% · 29,381
- Two or more races4.3% · 6,267
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 4,970
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1,263
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,041
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Oscar has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0418% of the US population, based on 143,368 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Oscar right now.
The surname Robertson appears at a rate of 49.06 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0491%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 70 people with the full name Oscar Robertson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Oscar Robertson: questions and answers
How many people are named Oscar Robertson?
We estimate approximately 70 people in the United States share the full name Oscar Robertson. That works out to about 1 in 4,896,491 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0418%) with the surname frequency (49.06 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Oscar Robertson?
We classify Oscar Robertson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,896,491 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Oscar a male or female name?
Oscar is predominantly male. Out of 212,533 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Oscar profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Oscar Robertson?
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