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Ozie Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Ozie

Pronunciation: OH-zee

Meaning Diminutive of Oswald, Oscar, or Ozias Gender Girl
Ozie' Popularity in U.S.
No births recorded for Ozie in the 2025 SSA name data.
Peak Years
1922, 1924, 1921
Lowest Years
1888, 1889, 1961
Energy Archetype
Patient & Strong-Willed

Fun Facts About the Name Ozie

  • More than 2 thousand babies named Ozie: U.S. records list 2,168 babies given the name Ozie from 1880 through 2025. Even 933 boys received the name Ozie.

What Does the Name Ozie Mean?

Ozie is an English diminutive, usually a variant spelling of Ozzie. It does not have a single independent meaning; its sense depends on the fuller name it shortens.

It is often explained as a pet form of Oswald, an Old English name from ōs, a pagan god, and weald, rule or power, giving the sense "divine power" or "god-ruler." It can also stand for Oscar, an Irish name often explained as "deer friend" from Old Irish os "deer" and cara "friend." A separate Old English name, Ōsgār, from ōs "god" and gār "spear," is sometimes confused with the Irish Oscar. Less often, Ozie is a short form of Ozias, the Greek form of Hebrew ʿUzzīyāhū (Uzziah), meaning "Yahweh is my strength."

Ozie Name History & Origins

Ozie is an English diminutive used as a given name, formed with the ending -ie, a pattern used since the Middle Ages for familiar forms such as Johnny from John and Charlie from Charles. The spelling with one z is a variant of Ozzie, which arose as a nickname for names beginning with Os- or Oz-.

Ozie is often explained as a pet form of Oswald, from Old English Ōswald. Saint Oswald, king of Northumbria in the seventh century, was an early and influential bearer; devotion to him helped the name spread in England and later in Scotland and Ireland. The name survived in the British Isles and was carried to North America by English-speaking settlers.

Oscar is another source. The Irish name appears in medieval Fenian Cycle tales as the son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhaill. It was later used in Scotland and England and became more widely known in Europe in the eighteenth century through the Ossian poems attributed to James Macpherson. A separate Old English name, Ōsgār, is sometimes confused with the Irish Oscar.

Ozias is a biblical name that can also be shortened to Ozie. It is the Greek form of Hebrew ʿUzzīyāhū (Uzziah), and it appears in the Gospel of Matthew's genealogy of Jesus in English translations. The spelling Ozie follows the same English pattern of forming a familiar name with -ie.

How Popular is the Name Ozie?

Ozie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1922. Its best rank was #814 in 1911.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Ozie Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You are patient, persevering and strong willed. You are a good student, absorbing knowledge easily and retaining it well. You are either a saint or a sinner. You tend to hold things inside and suffer in silence. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.

You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.

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