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Osvaldo

Meaning: God's power
Origin: Old English — Spanish/Italian form of Oswald

Boy's name · #1408 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Osvaldo reached #410 in 2004 and has eased to #1408 since. About 15,000 boys have carried it since 1917.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#260 in Mexico (2024) · #4,416 in Italy (2024) · #7,335 in Ecuador (2023) · #313 in Puerto Rico (2021) · #5,882 in France (2013) · #1,875 in Canada (1998).

Famous Osvaldos

Osvaldo Ardiles — Argentine association football player and manager (born 1952)
Osvaldo Dorticós — President of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 (1919–1983)
Osvaldo Moles — Brazilian journalist, and radio announcer (1913–1967)
Osvaldo Golijov — Argentine composer (born 1960)
Osvaldo Benavides — Mexican actor and filmmaker (born 1979)

In stories & tradition

Osvaldo il coniglio^it — Lupo Alberto (comics)
Osvaldo Daniel — El Clon (TV series)
Osvaldo Ardiles — The Mentalist (TV series)

What Osvaldos become

Among 606 notable people named Osvaldo:

Sports figures appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentine association football player and manager (born 1952).

Similar names: Gonzalo · Osiris · Ronaldo · Adolfo · Everardo · Braulio

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