Ozzie

Meaning: God's power, or divine rule
Origin: Variant of Oswald (from Old English)

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

Popularity over time

Ozzie reached its best rank, #990, in 1903 and ranked #1455 in 2025. Roughly 3,200 boys have been named Ozzie since 1900.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#540 in Scotland (2025) · #818 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,004 in Ireland (2025) · #1,788 in Canada (2024).

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^it — Monkey Island (video game series)
Ozzie the Owl — Association football player
Ozzie — Over the Hedge (film)

What Ozzies become

Among 44 notable people named Ozzie:

Entertainers appear 2.2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ozzie Nelson, American television producer (1906–1975).

Spellings & nicknames

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.

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

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