Casey vs Ozzy
Casey and Ozzycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Casey was ranked #118 and Ozzy #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Casey was ranked #141 and Ozzy #352 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Casey was ranked #244 and Ozzy #243 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Casey was ranked #256 and Ozzy #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Casey was ranked #1449 and Ozzy #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Casey and Ozzy over time
Casey and Ozzy appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Casey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ozzy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Casey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ozzy in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 2000–2024
Casey held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Ozzy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Casey #196 in 2000, Ozzy #243 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Casey #244, Ozzy #243.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Casey | Ozzy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #118 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Casey and Ozzy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Casey
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #61 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Ozzy
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #1552 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys