Unisex name · since 1900

Ozzie

3,214 babies named Ozzie in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,417 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,452 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,214
born since 1900
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Ozzie is the #1452 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,214 recorded since 1900.

Social Security Administration records show Ozzie recorded 3,214 times among boys since 1900, holding rank #1452 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.

  • #2,417 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,452 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 3,214 born since 1900
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ozzie ranks #2,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,452 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,214 born since 1900, peaking in the 2020s.

#2,417 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,452 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,214
born since 1900
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%89.5%
Ozzie vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ozzie's 3,214 recorded births place it above 94.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ozzie compares

3,214 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ozzie's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ozzie Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 3,214 369 358,536
Peak-year births 136 34 22,252

Ozzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ozzie's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 136, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ozzie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
136
Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
050100150 190019211937195319691985200120172025 123

Ozzie popularity over time - girls

963 total births recorded since 1887 (Ozzie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 963 births
020406080 188719091919192819371946195520192025 41

Ozzie by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (717 births, 22% of the file).

2020s was Ozzie's strongest decade.

717 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Ozzie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 717 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ozzie compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ozzie's total volume

Ozzie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3.1%-22, 9.5%-54, 7.1%-97, 4.6%-30, 7%-33, 5.8%-41, 6.3%-109, 3.2%-75, 5.6%-79, 3.8%-73, 3.4%-58, 3.5%-114, 2.5%-146, 1.9%-111, 4.7%Ozzie-126, 4.2%Ozzie
Ozzie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Ozzie by state

Where Ozzie concentrates geographically, total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ozzie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
320 10.0%
#2 Texas
114 3.5%
#3 Illinois
69 2.1%
#4 New York
60 1.9%
#5 Florida
43 1.3%
#6 Georgia
41 1.3%
#7 Mississippi
24 0.7%
#8 Missouri
20 0.6%
California share of Ozzie's total US births 10.0%
Even split

320 of 3,214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Ozzie appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ozzie? ▼
Since 1900, Social Security records show 3,214 babies named Ozzie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,417 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,452 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 136 births.
Where does Ozzie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ozzie ranks #2,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,452 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ozzie most popular? ▼
Ozzie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 717 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ozzie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Ozzie are California (320 births), Texas (114 births), Illinois (69 births).
Is Ozzie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ozzie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 3,214 births, and as a girl's name it has 963 births.
How long has the name Ozzie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ozzie since 1900 -- 126 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ozzie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ozzy, Ozziel, Ozzi. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ozzie's data

  • California records the most Ozzies (320 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ozzie

Nearby Names Like Ozzie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ozzie

Ozzy Boy
#549 4,180 births
Ozziel Boy
#5539 81 births
Ozzi Boy
#8159 30 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ozzie

Coy #1451
17,348 births · Peak 1926
Pierson #1453
3,522 births · Peak 2020
Reyansh #1450
3,088 births · Peak 2017
Dov #1454
3,623 births · Peak 2022
Syair #1449
524 births · Peak 2025
Osiel #1455
2,995 births · Peak 2023
Khamari #1448
2,445 births · Peak 2022
Zephaniah #1456
3,380 births · Peak 2019

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ozzie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ozzie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.