Boys' name · since 1980
Ociel
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 499 babies named Ociel, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,471 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 499
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
499 babies have been named Ociel since 1980, making it today's #5471 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ociel has been recorded 499 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #5471 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #7,911 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,471 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 499 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ociel ranks #7,911 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,471 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 499 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,471 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 499
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ociel's 499 recorded births place it above 82.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ociel compares
499 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ociel's all-time total is 35% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ociel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 499 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ociel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ociel splits its recorded history at 2005: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ociel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Ociel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (186 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Ociel's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ociel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 186 births (37% of all-time use).
Ociel by state
Where Ociel concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 75 | 15.0% |
| #2 | California | | 63 | 12.6% |
75 of 499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ociel's data
- Ociel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ociels (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ociel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ociel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.