Ozzie
- #3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births
- #1,451 for boys in 2025, 123 births
- Given to boys 76.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1903 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,214since 1900
Ozzie over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,645 | 41 | #1,451 | 123 |
| 2024 | #2,819 | 59 | #1,413 | 131 |
| 2023 | #3,091 | 53 | #1,369 | 136 |
| 2022 | #2,720 | 63 | #1,433 | 127 |
| 2021 | #4,167 | 34 | #1,538 | 114 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #1,766 | 86 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #1,849 | 81 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #1,959 | 75 |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | #2,130 | 64 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #2,626 | 47 |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #2,328 | 56 |
| 2014 | — | #2,175 | 62 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,715 | 43 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,231 | 34 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,748 | 43 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,730 | 44 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,894 | 41 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,828 | 42 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,721 | 44 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,001 | 24 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,389 | 29 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,860 | 23 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,732 | 23 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,817 | 33 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,974 | 20 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,536 | 23 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,103 | 26 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,413 | 15 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,059 | 16 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,396 | 14 | |
| 1995 | — | #5,501 | 10 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,215 | 21 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,141 | 21 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,999 | 22 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,989 | 21 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,865 | 22 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,205 | 18 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,509 | 23 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,829 | 35 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,096 | 27 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,357 | 22 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,215 | 9 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,408 | 20 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,108 | 14 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,898 | 15 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,495 | 8 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,465 | 19 | |
| 1978 | — | #5,059 | 6 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,836 | 9 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,601 | 16 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,288 | 19 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,120 | 11 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,013 | 11 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,344 | 9 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,987 | 21 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,046 | 17 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,242 | 13 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,132 | 14 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,987 | 16 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,510 | 27 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,044 | 16 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1961 | — | #2,242 | 14 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #1,728 | 22 |
| 1959 | — | #1,280 | 37 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,446 | 29 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #1,300 | 36 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #1,532 | 26 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #1,419 | 29 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #1,292 | 34 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #1,357 | 31 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #1,347 | 31 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #1,373 | 29 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #1,395 | 27 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #1,462 | 25 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #1,656 | 20 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #1,482 | 25 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #1,557 | 21 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #1,581 | 18 |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | #1,282 | 27 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #1,308 | 28 |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #2,203 | 14 | #1,736 | 16 |
| 1939 | #2,206 | 14 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | #1,313 | 26 |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | #1,243 | 28 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #1,295 | 27 |
| 1934 | #1,481 | 25 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1929 | #1,598 | 24 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | #1,960 | 16 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | #2,012 | 16 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #2,021 | 19 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1922 | #1,785 | 23 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #2,509 | 14 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,470 | 30 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | #1,767 | 19 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #1,388 | 19 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | #1,314 | 7 |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1900
The first year at least five boys were named Ozzie! It came in at #1,050, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1902, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Ozzie is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Missouri#869 · 1 in 5,562
- Tennessee#1,040 · 1 in 7,354
- California#1,040 · 1 in 8,774
- Illinois#1,133 · 1 in 8,259
- Ohio#1,267 · 1 in 10,507
Best ever in a state: #211 in Florida, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | #869 | 5 | 1 in 5,562 |
| California | #1,040 | 20 | 1 in 8,774 |
| Tennessee | #1,040 | 5 | 1 in 7,354 |
| Illinois | #1,133 | 6 | 1 in 8,259 |
| Ohio | #1,267 | 5 | 1 in 10,507 |
| New York | #1,576 | 6 | 1 in 14,070 |
| Texas | #2,285 | 6 | 1 in 29,175 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ozzie
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 38 spots since 2024 (#1,413 → #1,451)
- 315 spots since 2020 (#1,766 → #1,451)
Rise & fade · boys
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1903 at #910 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1904, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1903
Share of babies · boys
1 in 12,578
- Highest: 1 in 12,578 boys born in 2023 were named Ozzie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,887 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #910 in 1903, was only 1 in 17,033 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 22.3% of all boys named Ozzie (717) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1940
- Mostly girls until 1939, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 30 | #910 (1903) | #1,195 |
| 1910s | 106 | #1,314 (1910) | #2,077 |
| 1920s | 131 | #1,846 (1926) | #2,435 |
| 1930s | 170 | #1,243 (1936) | #1,957 |
| 1940s | 214 | #1,282 (1944) | #1,548 |
| 1950s | 309 | #1,280 (1959) | #1,374 |
| 1960s | 174 | #1,510 (1964) | #2,025 |
| 1970s | 133 | #1,987 (1971) | #3,045 |
| 1980s | 191 | #1,829 (1987) | #2,912 |
| 1990s | 188 | #2,865 (1990) | #3,668 |
| 2000s | 302 | #2,721 (2007) | #3,375 |
| 2010s | 549 | #1,849 (2019) | #2,449 |
| 2020s | 717 | #1,369 (2023) | #1,495 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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