Boys' name · since 1963
Oziel
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 2,718 babies named Oziel, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #997 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,718
- born since 1963
- 2020s
- peak decade
Oziel currently ranks #997 among boys' names in America, with 2,718 babies recorded since 1963.
Oziel has 2,718 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #997 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #2,710 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #997 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,718 born since 1963
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oziel ranks #2,710 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #997 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,718 born since 1963, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #997 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,718
- born since 1963
- 2020s
- peak decade
Oziel's 2,718 recorded births place it above 94.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Oziel compares
2,718 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Oziel's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oziel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,718 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 229 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oziel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oziel's full recorded timeline at 1999, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 229 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oziel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 229
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Oziel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (888 births, 33% of the file).
2020s was Oziel's strongest decade.
888 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Oziel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s 265
1990s
265 births
- 2000s
2000s
629 births
- 2010s
2010s
779 births
- 2020s
2020s
888 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 888 births (33% of all-time use).
How Oziel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Oziel's total volume
Oziel by state
Where Oziel concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,359 | 50.0% |
| #2 | California | | 318 | 11.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 83 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 42 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 7 | 0.3% |
1,359 of 2,718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Oziel appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Oziel's data
- Texas records the most Oziels (1,359 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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Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Oziel 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.