Ozzy
Pronounced AA1 Z IY2 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2023
- 125 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Ozzy?
Ozzy is a boys' name, and first appears in 1900. It has been given to 6,716 children — the 1,315th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2023, when 665 children were given it.
Ozzie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Ozzy and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Ozzie
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AA1 Z IY2
- Stress pattern:
- 12
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ozzy
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ozzy
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ozzy?
- Ozzy ranks 1,315th among boys' names in US records, with 6,716 births since 1900. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,423.
- Is Ozzy a unisex name?
- No. Ozzy is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ozzy most popular?
- 2023, when 665 children were given the name. It has been in use for 125 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Ozzy spelled?
- Ozzie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.