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Osualdo
How to Pronounce Osualdo
Pronounced oh-SWAL-doh /oʊˈswɑːl.doʊ/Medium
Meaning: Osualdo is a variant of Osvaldo (also Oswaldo), the Spanish and Italian form of the Old English name Oswald, which joins 'os' (a god) with 'weald' (power, rule) for the sense of god-power or divinely ruled. The spelling here reflects a by-ear rendering of the Spanish name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Osualdo is a Spanish-influenced variant of Osvaldo or Oswaldo, itself the Iberian form of the Old English Oswald (god-power, divine ruler). Carried by Spanish-speaking families in the United States, the name was sometimes written Osualdo by ear. We note the tie to the standard Osvaldo and keep the inherited meaning.
Osualdo was never common as a spelling in the United States, reaching only about twenty boys a year around its peak in 1993 while Osvaldo and Oswaldo carried most of the name's use. A boy named Osualdo then is in his thirties today.
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What does the name Osualdo mean?
It is a variant of Osvaldo or Oswaldo, the Spanish form of Oswald, from Old English meaning god-power or divine ruler.
How do you pronounce Osualdo?
It is said oh-SWAL-doh /oʊˈswɑːl.doʊ/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Osualdo a boy or girl name?
Osualdo is used here as a boy's name.
How popular is Osualdo?
It has always been rare as a spelling in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties, mostly in Spanish-heritage families.