Total births
86
Girls' name · since 1968
Ozlem
Ozlem has 86 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10446
- among girls today
- 86
- born since 1968
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 41%
- more common than other girls
86 babies have been named Ozlem since 1968, making it today's #10446 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ozlem has been recorded 86 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #10446 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #10446 among girls today
- 86 born since 1968
- 2020s peak decade
- 41% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ozlem is currently the #10446 girls' name in America, more common than 41% of girls - 86 born since 1968, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10446
- among girls today
- 86
- born since 1968
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 41%
- more common than other girls
Ozlem vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10446
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 41% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
88% of everyone ever named Ozlem was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
29 babies were named Ozlem in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Ozlem compares
86 22th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ozlem's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ozlem | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 86 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 48 | 19,840 |
Ozlem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ozlem's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ozlem at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#10,446
Active since
1968
Ozlem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Ozlem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ozlem's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Ozlem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 76 births (88% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ozlem? ▼
86 babies have been named Ozlem since 1968. It currently ranks #10446 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 29 births.
When was Ozlem most popular? ▼
Ozlem was most popular in the 2020s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Ozlem been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ozlem since 1968 -- 58 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ozlem? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ozlynn, Ozlyn. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ozlem: #10446 Girls' Name - 86 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ozlem. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ozlem 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 June 2026.