Ozzie
Ozzie is given to both girls and boys: 41 girls and 123 boys were given it in 2025 (#3,693 among girls’ names and #1,455 among boys’, #2,539 among all names counting both); 4,177 Americans have been recorded with it since 1887 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 2,940 Americans named Ozzie and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (70% of everyone recorded); the median is 15 years old and half are between 5 and 45.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Ozzie by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Ozzie mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Ozzie is “a diminutive of the male given name Oswald.”
Also “a diminutive of the male given name Oscar.”
Diminutive forms, + -ie.
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Ozzie?
#1,455 among boys’ names, 2025
Ozzie rose from #2,342 in 2015 to #1,455 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 29.2 to 72.0 per million.
190 babies in 2022, the peak
Ozzie peaked in 2022, when 190 babies were given it (127 boys, #1,438 among boys’ names). The 164 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 86% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #3,693 | 123 | #1,455 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,849 | 131 | #1,415 |
| 2023 | 53 | #3,130 | 136 | #1,376 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,747 | 127 | #1,438 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4,216 | 114 | #1,544 |
| 2020 | 13 | #8,299 | 86 | #1,774 |
| 2019 | 7 | #13,444 | 81 | #1,862 |
| 2018 | 7 | #13,458 | 75 | #1,971 |
| 2017 | 8 | #12,462 | 64 | #2,149 |
| 2016 | 6 | #15,758 | 47 | #2,650 |
Every recorded year (126)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #15,928 | 56 | #2,342 |
| 2014 | under 5 | 62 | #2,196 | |
| 2013 | under 5 | 43 | #2,749 | |
| 2012 | under 5 | 34 | #3,281 | |
| 2011 | under 5 | 43 | #2,781 | |
| 2010 | under 5 | 44 | #2,773 | |
| 2009 | under 5 | 41 | #2,932 | |
| 2008 | under 5 | 42 | #2,865 | |
| 2007 | under 5 | 44 | #2,753 | |
| 2006 | under 5 | 24 | #4,067 | |
| 2005 | under 5 | 29 | #3,427 | |
| 2004 | under 5 | 23 | #3,964 | |
| 2003 | under 5 | 23 | #3,812 | |
| 2002 | under 5 | 33 | #2,866 | |
| 2001 | under 5 | 20 | #4,070 | |
| 2000 | under 5 | 23 | #3,605 | |
| 1999 | under 5 | 26 | #3,161 | |
| 1998 | under 5 | 15 | #4,582 | |
| 1997 | under 5 | 16 | #4,180 | |
| 1996 | under 5 | 14 | #4,542 | |
| 1995 | under 5 | 10 | #5,789 | |
| 1994 | under 5 | 21 | #3,296 | |
| 1993 | under 5 | 21 | #3,214 | |
| 1992 | under 5 | 22 | #3,078 | |
| 1991 | under 5 | 21 | #3,075 | |
| 1990 | under 5 | 22 | #2,925 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 18 | #3,287 | |
| 1988 | under 5 | 23 | #2,566 | |
| 1987 | under 5 | 35 | #1,856 | |
| 1986 | under 5 | 27 | #2,141 | |
| 1985 | under 5 | 22 | #2,412 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 9 | #4,448 | |
| 1983 | under 5 | 20 | #2,475 | |
| 1982 | under 5 | 14 | #3,240 | |
| 1981 | under 5 | 15 | #2,993 | |
| 1980 | under 5 | 8 | #4,828 | |
| 1979 | under 5 | 19 | #2,529 | |
| 1978 | under 5 | 6 | #5,579 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 9 | #4,073 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 16 | #2,675 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 19 | #2,340 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 11 | #3,266 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 11 | #3,159 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 9 | #3,531 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 21 | #2,030 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 12 | #2,840 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 17 | #2,106 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 10 | #2,866 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 13 | #2,320 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 14 | #2,186 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 16 | #2,052 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 27 | #1,532 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 16 | #2,092 | |
| 1962 | 6 | #6,368 | 25 | #1,613 |
| 1961 | under 5 | 14 | #2,309 | |
| 1960 | 5 | #7,050 | 22 | #1,759 |
| 1959 | under 5 | 37 | #1,293 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 29 | #1,469 | |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,784 | 36 | #1,313 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,844 | 26 | #1,561 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,981 | 29 | #1,444 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,586 | 34 | #1,305 |
| 1953 | 12 | #3,417 | 31 | #1,373 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,811 | 31 | #1,369 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,924 | 29 | #1,394 |
| 1950 | 6 | #5,139 | 27 | #1,417 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,549 | 25 | #1,493 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,800 | 20 | #1,693 |
| 1947 | 6 | #5,145 | 25 | #1,511 |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,904 | 21 | #1,594 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,874 | 18 | #1,614 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,590 | 27 | #1,307 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,740 | 28 | #1,332 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,633 | 17 | #1,784 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,906 | 17 | #1,738 |
| 1940 | 14 | #2,276 | 16 | #1,782 |
| 1939 | 14 | #2,280 | 13 | #2,027 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,755 | 12 | #2,154 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,979 | 26 | #1,337 |
| 1936 | 16 | #2,007 | 28 | #1,266 |
| 1935 | 15 | #2,187 | 27 | #1,320 |
| 1934 | 25 | #1,509 | 18 | #1,716 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,342 | 17 | #1,759 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,606 | 10 | #2,594 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,716 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,531 | 14 | #2,149 |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,632 | 12 | #2,425 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,592 | 16 | #2,026 |
| 1927 | 20 | #2,005 | 14 | #2,270 |
| 1926 | 17 | #2,235 | 18 | #1,892 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,361 | 16 | #2,060 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,934 | 8 | #3,429 |
| 1923 | 19 | #2,075 | 15 | #2,201 |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,829 | 6 | #4,196 |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,607 | 11 | #2,756 |
| 1920 | 30 | #1,504 | 15 | #2,199 |
| 1919 | 18 | #2,043 | 14 | #2,234 |
| 1918 | 19 | #2,011 | 19 | #1,810 |
| 1917 | 10 | #3,031 | 10 | #2,682 |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,220 | 7 | #3,428 |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,362 | 11 | #2,409 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,818 | 19 | #1,430 |
| 1913 | 6 | #3,100 | 8 | #2,223 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,951 | 6 | #2,477 |
| 1911 | under 5 | 5 | #1,938 | |
| 1910 | 7 | #2,091 | 7 | #1,393 |
| 1909 | 10 | #1,451 | 5 | #1,632 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,648 | 5 | #1,541 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,777 | 6 | #1,305 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,872 | under 5 | |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,617 | under 5 | |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,549 | 7 | #990 |
| 1901 | 7 | #1,436 | under 5 | |
| 1900 | 5 | #2,157 | 7 | #1,137 |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,557 | under 5 | |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,269 | under 5 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Ozzie a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 4,177 Americans recorded as Ozzie, 23% are girls and 77% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Ozzie: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Ozzie, and how old are they?
2,940 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 70% of the 4,177 Americans ever recorded as Ozzie. The median Ozzie alive today is 15 years old; half are between 5 and 45.
The 2020 Census counted 2,069 people named Ozzie (234 women and girls, 1,835 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 2,164 born in the U.S. The Census count is 4% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 134 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 412 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 186 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 298 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 473 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,430 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Ozzie born?
The states with the most babies named Ozzie are California, Texas and Illinois, with 60% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Ozzie with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 3 names spelled alike, given to 8,770 babies since 1880, Ozzie is the second most given (48% of them). In 2025 it was given to 164 of their 799 babies (21%), again the second most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Ozzie
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Ozzie and names like it
- Compare Ozzie and OzzyBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sOzzie peaked in 2022.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Ozzie since 1910.
- The top names of 2022The year the most babies were named Ozzie.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Ozzie alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with OMost given first.