Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Ozzy

Meaning A male given name Gender Unisex · 8% girls Rank 2025 #549 Trend ↑ Rising 244%

A male given name. A diminutive of the male given names Oswald and Oscar.

Rank 2025
#549
among boys · ↑50 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
618
named Ozzy · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,117
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
618 babies
All-time total
4,534
#2,017 all-time among boys
First recorded
1982
in Social Security records

Ozzy popularity over time

4,534 babies have been named Ozzy since 1982, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 69 69 7 – #2,864
1990s – 233 233 23 +238% #2,186
2000s – 544 544 54 +133% #1,405
2010s 20 769 789 79 +45% #1,200
2020s (to 2025) 334 2,565 2,899 483 +512% #549

Where Ozzy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 674 0.39 #461
2027 804 0.47 #396
2028 934 0.55 #353
2029 1,060 0.62 #324
2030 1,181 0.69 #287

Where Ozzy is most popular

Boys named Ozzy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.275 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Idaho, and Alaska.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Ozzy born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 94 0.985 +259%
Idaho 31 0.757 +176%
Alaska 7 0.588 +114%
New Mexico 19 0.577 +110%
Oregon 42 0.553 +101%
Kentucky 53 0.528 +92%
Nevada 29 0.509 +85%
Indiana 81 0.505 +84%
Arizona 78 0.477 +74%
Washington 73 0.446 +62%
Ohio 112 0.423 +54%
Colorado 54 0.418 +52%
Missouri 55 0.397 +44%
Oklahoma 35 0.396 +44%
California 354 0.387 +41%
Wisconsin 43 0.363 +32%
Michigan 74 0.361 +32%
Minnesota 38 0.310 +13%
Nebraska 13 0.299 +9%
Tennessee 52 0.288 +5%
South Dakota 5 0.269 ≈ national
Arkansas 17 0.269 ≈ national
Illinois 66 0.258 -6%
Pennsylvania 66 0.249 -9%
North Carolina 63 0.247 -10%
Texas 214 0.243 -12%
Kansas 16 0.233 -15%
New Hampshire 5 0.225 -18%
Iowa 15 0.218 -21%
Florida 103 0.218 -21%
Louisiana 20 0.196 -29%
South Carolina 20 0.194 -30%
Georgia 45 0.178 -35%
Mississippi 10 0.176 -36%
Massachusetts 24 0.175 -36%
Virginia 32 0.169 -39%
Connecticut 11 0.162 -41%
West Virginia 5 0.153 -44%
New York 65 0.150 -45%
New Jersey 24 0.119 -57%
Maryland 13 0.109 -60%
Alabama – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ozzy

Ozzy is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #549 in 2025 with 548 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 4,534 American babies have been named Ozzy, about 92% boys and 8% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 618 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ozzy stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ozzy?

The median living Ozzy is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 10. An estimated 4,500 people named Ozzy are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ozzy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 70 #2,533 548 #549
2024 60 #2,815 476 #599
2023 72 #2,488 529 #554
2022 60 #2,851 453 #619
2021 53 #3,100 366 #713
2020 19 #6,269 193 #1,049
2019 11 #9,588 160 #1,200
2018 9 #11,217 112 #1,525
2017 – – 88 #1,764
2016 – – 62 #2,199
2015 – – 72 #2,013
2014 – – 57 #2,313
2013 – – 55 #2,322
2012 – – 54 #2,376
2011 – – 48 #2,578
2010 – – 61 #2,183
2009 – – 44 #2,790
2008 – – 63 #2,154
2007 – – 56 #2,329
2006 – – 39 #2,917
2005 – – 44 #2,553
2004 – – 47 #2,408
2003 – – 69 #1,760
2002 – – 94 #1,405
2001 – – 49 #2,141
2000 – – 39 #2,463
1995 – – 25 #2,903
1990 – – 13 #4,346
1985 – – 8 #5,030
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ozzy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne English musician and media personality (1948–2025) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ozzy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ozzy?

The median living Ozzy is about 3 years old. Half of all living Ozzys are between 1 and 10 years old.

How many people named Ozzy are alive today?

An estimated 4,500 people named Ozzy are alive in the United States, based on 4,534 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ozzy mean?

A male given name. A diminutive of the male given names Oswald and Oscar.

How popular is the name Ozzy in 2025?

Ozzy ranked #549 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 548 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ozzy?

4,534 babies have been named Ozzy in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ozzy most popular?

Ozzy peaked in 2025, when 618 newborns received the name.

Is Ozzy a boy or girl name?

Ozzy is used for both: about 8% of babies named Ozzy have been girls and 92% boys.

Is the name Ozzy rising or falling?

Ozzy is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ozzy become more popular?

Ozzy is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,181 boys named Ozzy in 2030, which would rank around #287. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ozzy?

Well-known people named Ozzy include Ozzy Osbourne (singer).

Names like Ozzy

Names that sound and feel close to Ozzy: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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