Ozzy

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

Boy's name · #549 in the US (2025) · Trending

Ozzy is climbing: on the charts since 1982, it reached #549 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 550 boys given the name last year. Roughly 4,200 have carried it all-time. Together with its spelling variant Ozzie (#1455), Ozzy 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 1,000 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,200 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ozzys

Ozzy Osbourne — English musician and television personality (1948–2025)
Ozzy Wiesblatt — Canadian ice hockey player
Ozzy Trapilo — American football player
Ozzy Inguanzo — Cuban-American screenwriter

In stories & tradition

Ozzy — The Scarlet Pimpernel

Similar names: Ozzie · Truett · Oziel · Eziah · Boone · Hershy

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