girls:
223 births since 2018
#5493 (4th percentile)
boys:
3.1k births since 1982
#2229 (51st percentile)
overall:
3.4k births since 1982
#4707 (39th percentile)
The name Ozzy is the #4,707 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 3,373 recorded births since 1982. This represents the 39.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 39.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,229 (51.4% percentile) for all time with 3,150 births since 1982. For girls, it ranks #5,493 (3.9% percentile) for all time with 223 births since 2018.
Ozzy first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1982 (1982 for boys and 2018 for girls). Birth data for Ozzy is available in 40 out of the 42 years between 1982 and 2023 (40 years for boys and 6 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Ozzy has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 93.4% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 88.1% of babies named Ozzy were boys.
For boys, Ozzy reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 47.0% percentile (ranked #483) with 287 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 287 births per million (ranked 47.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2013, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Ozzy is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #483 (47.0% percentile) with 287 births per million.
For girls, Ozzy reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 7.0% percentile (ranked #881) with 41 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 41 births per million (ranked 7.0% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Ozzy is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #881 (7.0% percentile) with 41 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ozzy".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Ozzy. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 85.7% confident that Ozzy is pronounced as AH-zee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is AH-ZEE, at 14.3% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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