Ozzie

“Variant of Oswald — God's power, or divine rule” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1455 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Ozzie reached its best rank, #990, in 1903 and ranked #1455 in 2025. Roughly 3,200 boys have been named Ozzie since 1900. Together with its spelling variant Ozzy (#549), Ozzie would rank around #462 with about 670 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Ozzy and Ozzie.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,300 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 6,800 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ozzies

Ozzie Nelson — actor, band leader, television producer and director (1906-1975)
Ozzie Smith — American professional baseball player, shortstop
Ozzie Guillén — Venezuelan Major League Baseball player, coach, manager
Ozzie Newsome — American football player, executive
Ozzie Virgil Sr. — Dominican Republic baseball player (1932–2024)

In stories & tradition

Ozzie Mandrill — Monkey Island
Ozzie the Owl — mascot character
Ozzie — Over the Hedge

What Ozzies become

Among 44 notable people named Ozzie:

Entertainers appear 2.2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ozzie Nelson, actor, band leader, television producer and director (1906-1975).

Similar names: Osiah · Holt · Osiel · Isiah · Iverson · Loki

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