Ozzy
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Ozzy
Cute but cool, fresh but familiar, Ozzy was one of the fastest-rising boy names of 2021 and has continued to rise in the US and the UK ever since. While hard-core rocker Ozzy Osbourne might not be everyone's idea of a role model, his nickname name, along with others like it (think Iggy, Ziggy and Izzy) are forging their own way up the charts.
Ozzy for boys#549 US
Derived from the Old English element os meaning "God" or "divine", or from the Irish oss meaning "deer", Ozzy can also be spelled as Ozzie, or for those outside of Australia, Aussie. It could work as a nickname for oldy-worldy Oswald or Osmond, or for popular Oscar and Biblical Ozias.
Currently in the UK Top 500 and the US Top 650, it was given to 470 American boys in 2024, along with an increasing number of girls.
Ozzy for girls#2533 US
This grandpa-esque nickname, traditionally short for masculine names like Osmond, Oscar, or Oswald, is starting to get traction on its own, thanks to its cool, zippy sound. In the Top 1000 for boys in the UK and the US, it given to almost 550 American babies in 2024, 60 of them girl. And Jack Osbourne gave it celebrity cred when he named his newborn daughter Ozzy after his late dad.
Derived from the Old English element os meaning "God" or "divine", or from the Irish oss meaning "deer", Ozzy can also be spelled as Ozzie, or for those outside of Australia, Aussie.
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, Ozzy ranked #549 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #457.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,313 | 57 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,013 | 72 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,199 | 62 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,761 | 88 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,525 | 112 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,200 | 160 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,049 | 193 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #713 | 366 | #3,098 | 53 |
| 2022 | #617 | 453 | #2,849 | 60 |
| 2023 | #553 | 529 | #2,506 | 71 |
| 2024 | #602 | 472 | #2,807 | 60 |
| 2025 | #549 | 548 | #2,533 | 70 |
World rankings
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Ozzy in pop culture
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three,legged one,eyed pug in the movie "Epic"
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character in the Osmosis Jones animated film and TV series
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" 2016 animated film and its main character