Recorded 1903–1931 Girls' name Peak 1919 343 births

Ozelle — girls' name

343 babies named Ozelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s221910s1601920s1441930s17
1910s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ozelle was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

29 babies were named Ozelle in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ozelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Ozelle between 1903 and 1931, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ozelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ozelle performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ozelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Ozelle in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ozelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 343 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ozelle at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

343

Since 1903

29 years of records

Peak year

1919

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1903

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1931

Ozelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1903

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1919)
29
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Ozelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
160 births that decade — 47% of Ozelle's all-time total
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Ozelle by state

Where Ozelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ozelle
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%
Texas share of Ozelle's total US births 9.0%
Even split

31 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ozelle?
343 babies have been named Ozelle since 1903. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1919 with 29 births.
When was Ozelle most popular?
Ozelle was most popular in the 1910s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Ozelle most popular?
The top states for the name Ozelle are Texas (31 births), Alabama (16 births), Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Ozelle been used?
Ozelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 29 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Ozelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ozella, Ozell, Ozetta, Ozelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1903–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.