Is Oz a boy or girl name?

Oz is a boy’s name. Of the 677 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Oz

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Oz was most popular in 2019, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,999 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 677 people named Oz.

Oz over time

Births per year. The dot marks Oz’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Oz a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Oz is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 677 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Oz

Where Oz is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org