# Ozzy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ozzy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔzi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ozzie |
| US babies named this | 4,534 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,180 / 354 (8% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,267, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clippings + -y

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | 11,217 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9,588 |
| 2020 | 19 | 6,269 |
| 2021 | 53 | 3,100 |
| 2022 | 60 | 2,851 |
| 2023 | 72 | 2,488 |
| 2024 | 60 | 2,815 |
| 2025 | 70 | 2,533 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48 | 2,578 |
| 2012 | 54 | 2,376 |
| 2013 | 55 | 2,322 |
| 2014 | 57 | 2,313 |
| 2015 | 72 | 2,013 |
| 2016 | 62 | 2,199 |
| 2017 | 88 | 1,764 |
| 2018 | 112 | 1,525 |
| 2019 | 160 | 1,200 |
| 2020 | 193 | 1,049 |
| 2021 | 366 | 713 |
| 2022 | 453 | 619 |
| 2023 | 529 | 554 |
| 2024 | 476 | 599 |
| 2025 | 548 | 549 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,709 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | 1,342 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1,589 |
| 2013 | 24 | 1,086 |
| 2014 | 21 | 1,223 |
| 2015 | 23 | 1,159 |
| 2016 | 22 | 1,234 |
| 2017 | 26 | 1,097 |
| 2018 | 49 | 702 |
| 2019 | 48 | 694 |
| 2020 | 63 | 576 |
| 2021 | 88 | 465 |
| 2022 | 99 | 421 |
| 2023 | 161 | 284 |
| 2024 | 203 | 243 |
| 2025 | 264 | 191 |

## People named Ozzy

- Ozzy Wiesblatt, Canadian ice hockey player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.