Ozzie

Diminutive of Osmond, Oswald, or Oscar

"divine; deer"

Ozzie Origin and Meaning

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

Ozzy has been on the rise in recent years and currently sits in the Top 1000 in the UK and the US. The Ozzie spelling has yet to catch up, but has nevertheless gained more attention thanks to its popular counterpart. Given to 135 boys and to 50 girls in 2023, for every one Ozzie there are three Ozzys.

Derived from the Old English element os meaning "God" or "divine", or from the Irish oss meaning "deer", Ozzie has been used as a short form for oldy-worldy Osmond and Oswald, for popular Oscar, and for the Biblical Ozias.

Ozzie Rank in US Top 1000

# 990 in the US

Ozzie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1332 on Nameberry

Ozzie Popularity

• 1332 Nameberry 2024
• 379 Unique 2023
• 272 Unisex 2023
• 928 England 2021

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Famous People Named Ozzie

• Oswald George "Ozzie" Nelson American actor, bandleader and TV personality
• Ozzie Newsome American football player
• Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith American baseball player
• Oswaldo José "Ozzie" Guillen Venezuelan baseball player and manager
• Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena American jazz record producer
• Osvaldo "Ozzie" Martínez Puerto Rican baseball player
• Osvaldo "Ozzie" Canseco American baseball player; twin brother of Jose Canseco
• Osborne Bryan "Ozzie" Cowles American basketball coach
• Ozzie Wersching Full son of Annie Wersching & Stephen Full
• Ozzie James Greenfield son of Max Greenfield

Ozzie in Pop Culture

• Ozzie three,legged one,eyed pug in the movie "Epic"
• Osvaldo "Ozzie" Altobello character from "The Godfather Part III"
• Ozzie Mandrill villain in computer adventure game "Escape from Monkey Island"
• Ozzie villain in video game "Chrono Trigger"
• "My" Ozzie character in comic strip "Mutts"
• Ozzie Graham character from TBS's "People of Earth"