Ozzy

OZZ-ee
Pet form of Oswald, Osborn, Osmond or Oscar, English
"divine; deer"

Ozzy Origin and Meaning

The name Ozzy is a boy's name meaning "divine; deer".

Cute but cool, fresh but familiar, Ozzy was one of the fastest-rising boy names of 2021 and has continued to rise in the US and the UK ever since. While hard-core rocker Ozzy Osbourne might not be everyone's idea of a role model, his nickname name, along with others like it (think Iggy, Ziggy and Izzy) are forging their own way up the charts.

Derived from the Old English element os meaning "God" or "divine", or from the Irish oss meaning "deer", Ozzy can also be spelled as Ozzie, or for those outside of Australia, Aussie. It could work as a nickname for oldy-worldy Oswald or Osmond, or for popular Oscar and Biblical Ozias.

Currently in the UK Top 500 and the US Top 600, it was given to more than 500 American boys in 2023, along with an increasing number of girls.

# 552 in the US

Ozzy Rank in US Top 1000

# 579 on Nameberry

Ozzy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Ozzy Popularity

Famous People Named Ozzy

  • John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne
    English musician and television personality
  • Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth
    American reality TV personality ("Survivor")

Ozzy in Pop Culture

  • Ozzy
    three,legged one,eyed pug in the movie "Epic"
  • Osmosis "Ozzy" Jones
    character in the Osmosis Jones animated film and TV series
  • Ozzy Delvecchio
    character in Netflix's "Bloodline"
  • "Ozzy
    " 2016 animated film and its main character