Ozzie
About Ozzie
Ozzy has been on the rise in recent years and currently sits in the Top 1000 in the UK and the US. The Ozzie spelling has yet to catch up, but has nevertheless gained more attention thanks to its popular counterpart. In England and Wales, it features at the latter end of the charts, while in the US, it was given to 123 boys (and to 40 girls) in a recent count. Ozzy, but contrast, was chosen for 548 boys.
Derived from the Old English element os meaning "God" or "divine", or from the Irish oss meaning "deer", Ozzie has been used as a short form for oldy-worldy Osmond and Oswald, for popular Oscar, and for the Biblical Ozias.
Pronounced AHZ-ee.
As of October 2026, Ozzie ranked #1455 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #990 in 1903.
Editor's take: The name Ozzie is a boy's name of English origin meaning "divine; deer".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,197 | 62 | 32.3 |
| 2015 | #2,343 | 56 | 29.2 |
| 2016 | #2,651 | 47 | 24.8 |
| 2017 | #2,149 | 64 | 34.6 |
| 2018 | #1,971 | 75 | 41.3 |
| 2019 | #1,862 | 81 | 45.1 |
| 2020 | #1,774 | 86 | 49.8 |
| 2021 | #1,542 | 114 | 65.2 |
| 2022 | #1,443 | 126 | 72.2 |
| 2023 | #1,375 | 136 | 79.5 |
| 2024 | #1,413 | 131 | 76 |
| 2025 | #1,455 | 123 | 72 |
World rankings
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Ozzie on lists
Famous Ozzies
- Oswald George "Ozzie" Nelson
American actor, bandleader and TV personality
- Ozzie Newsome
American football player
- Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith
American baseball player
- Oswaldo José "Ozzie" Guillen
Venezuelan baseball player and manager
- Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena
American jazz record producer
- Osvaldo "Ozzie" Martínez
Puerto Rican baseball player
- Osvaldo "Ozzie" Canseco
American baseball player; twin brother of Jose Canseco
- Osborne Bryan "Ozzie" Cowles
American basketball coach
- Ozzie Wersching Full
son of Annie Wersching & Stephen Full
- Ozzie James Greenfield
son of Max Greenfield
Ozzie in pop culture
- Ozzie
three,legged one,eyed pug in the movie "Epic"
- Osvaldo "Ozzie" Altobello
character from "The Godfather Part III"
- Ozzie Mandrill
villain in computer adventure game "Escape from Monkey Island"
- Ozzie
villain in video game "Chrono Trigger"
- "My" Ozzie
character in comic strip "Mutts"
- Ozzie Graham
character from TBS's "People of Earth"