Girls' name · since 1903
Ozelle
Ozelle has 343 recorded births since 1903 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1903
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ozelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 343 have been recorded since 1903.
Ozelle has 343 recorded births among girls since 1903, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 1931.
- #14,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 343 born since 1903
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ozelle ranks #14,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 343 born since 1903, peaking in the 1910s.
- #14,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1903
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ozelle's 343 recorded births place it above 79.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ozelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ozelle's full recorded timeline at 1919, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ozelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–1931
- Peak year (1919)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1931.
343 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1919 with 29 births in a single year.
Ozelle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (160 births, 47% of the file).
1910s was Ozelle's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ozelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s
1910s
160 births
- 1920s
1920s
144 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 160 births (47% of all-time use).
Ozelle decade highlights
- Peak decade 160 births
- Runner-up 144 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Ozelle by state
Where Ozelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 16 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.5% |
31 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 9.0% of nationwide
- Alabama 4.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 2.9% of nationwide
- North Carolina 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 9.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Ozelle's data
- Ozelle's decade-level peak was the 1910s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ozelles (31 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 Ozelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1903–1931 (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 Ozelle 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.
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