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.

Ozzy Rank in US Top 1000

# 552 in the US

Ozzy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 495 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ozzy

• 552 US 2023
• 495 Nameberry 2025
• 51 Unique 2020
• 111 Unisex 2023
• 286 England 2023
• 91 Dogs 2022
• 79 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Ozzy

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Ozzy.

• Ziggy
• Bo
• Scout
• Sunny
• Huck
• Flint
• Fisher
• Iggy
• Kip
• Rex
• Baxter
• Link
• Rocco
• Art
• Cliff
• Indiana
• Ranger
• Bowie
• Ripley
• Ozzie

Famous People Named Ozzy

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

The name 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