Ozzie
About Ozzie
This zippy diminutive name has been rising up the charts in recent years as a cool unisex choice. The Ozzy spelling is currently more popular all round, however for girls the Ozzie spelling isn't too far behind. It was given to around 50 American girls in 2023, while Ozzy was chosen for 70.
Derived from the Old English element os meaning "God" or "divine", or from the Irish oss meaning "deer", it could also be spelled Aussie outside of Australia.
If you love the idea of Ozzy but want something a bit more substantial, you could consider it as a nickname to August or Augusta, Odessa, Océane or Ocean, Ostara, Theodosia, Zosime, or Dolores.
Pronounced AHZ-ee.
As of October 2026, Ozzie ranked #3694 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1269 in 1887.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,219 | 34 | 20.7 |
| 2022 | #2,745 | 63 | 38.4 |
| 2023 | #3,127 | 53 | 33 |
| 2024 | #2,838 | 59 | 36.4 |
| 2025 | #3,694 | 41 | 25.5 |
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