Names / Boy names
Oz
Current rank
#3,490
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,793
in 2019
First recorded
1998
in U.S. data
Children named
677
since 1998
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,793 in 2019 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Oz first appears in 1998. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 677 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.