US rank #1061 Boys' name Peak 2024 2,488 births

Oziel — #1061 US boys' name

2,488 babies named Oziel in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s511980s951990s2652000s6292010s7792020s658
#1061
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Oziel was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

205 babies were named Oziel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oziel

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,488 babies named Oziel between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oziel currently holds the #1061 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 205 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oziel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 779 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Oziel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,284 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Oziel in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oziel 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 2,488 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.

Oziel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,488

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2024

205 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,061

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oziel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
205
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Oziel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
779 births that decade — 31% of Oziel's all-time total
1960s111970s511980s951990s2652000s6292010s7792020s658

Oziel by state

Where Oziel concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Oziel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,284 51.6%
#2 California
275 11.1%
#3 Illinois
69 2.8%
#4 Arizona
34 1.4%
#5 New York
19 0.8%
#6 Florida
18 0.7%
#7 Colorado
12 0.5%
#8 Washington
7 0.3%
Texas share of Oziel's total US births 51.6%
Even split

1,284 of 2,488 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Oziel appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oziel?
2,488 babies have been named Oziel since 1963. It currently ranks #1061 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 205 births.
When was Oziel most popular?
Oziel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 779 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Oziel most popular?
The top states for the name Oziel are Texas (1,284 births), California (275 births), Illinois (69 births).
How long has the name Oziel been used?
Oziel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oziel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ozias, Ozie, Oziah, Ozil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1963–2024 (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.