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Ozzy

Boy name · 66 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Ozzy: 66 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 13 births in 2023.

Ozzy is primarily a diminutive of the Old English name Oswald, from "os" (god) and "weald" (rule), meaning "divine power" or "ruler of the gods." It also occasionally serves as a short form for Osbourne, from the Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, meaning "bear of the gods." The most famous bearer by far is John "Ozzy" Osbourne, the British heavy metal frontman known as the Prince of Darkness, whose solo career and reality TV family have made the name instantly recognisable worldwide. Birmingham’s number one tour bus, the Ozzy Osbourne Bus, bears a direct link to the rock star. A quirky further note: the name briefly spiked in Scottish registrations in the late 1970s and early 1980s, coinciding with Osbourne's peak popularity with Black Sabbath.