Unisex name · since 1982
Ozzy
4,180 babies named Ozzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,180
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,180 babies have been named Ozzy since 1982, making it today's #549 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Ozzy recorded 4,180 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #549 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #2,017 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #549 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,180 born since 1982
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ozzy ranks #2,017 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #549 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,180 born since 1982, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,180
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ozzy's 4,180 recorded births place it above 95.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ozzy compares
4,180 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Ozzy's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ozzy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,180 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 548 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ozzy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ozzy splits its recorded history at 2005: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 548 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ozzy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 548
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ozzy popularity over time - girls
354 total births recorded since 2018 (Ozzy as girls' name)
Ozzy by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,565 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Ozzy's strongest decade.
2,565 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Ozzy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 233
1990s
233 births
- 2000s 544
2000s
544 births
- 2010s 769
2010s
769 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,565 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,565 births (61% of all-time use).
How Ozzy 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 Ozzy's total volume
Ozzy by state
Where Ozzy concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 670 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 412 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 147 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Utah | | 127 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 125 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 92 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Washington | | 91 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 84 | 2.0% |
670 of 4,180 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Ozzy appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ozzy's data
- California records the most Ozzys (670 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ozzy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
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, 1982–2025 (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 Ozzy 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.