Boys' name · since 1983
Uziel
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 2,500 babies named Uziel, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,870 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,423 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,500
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Uziel currently ranks #1423 among boys' names in America, with 2,500 babies recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Uziel recorded 2,500 times among boys since 1983, holding rank #1423 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #2,870 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,423 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,500 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uziel ranks #2,870 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,423 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,500 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,870 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,423 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,500
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Uziel's 2,500 recorded births place it above 93.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Uziel compares
2,500 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Uziel's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Uziel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,500 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 160 | 34 | 22,252 |
Uziel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Uziel splits its recorded history at 2006: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 160 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Uziel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Uziel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (813 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Uziel's strongest decade.
813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Uziel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 254
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
813 births
- 2010s
2010s
666 births
- 2020s
2020s
741 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 813 births (33% of all-time use).
How Uziel 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 Uziel's total volume
Uziel by state
Where Uziel concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 587 | 23.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 454 | 18.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 83 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 67 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 52 | 2.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 44 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 40 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 22 | 0.9% |
587 of 2,500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Uziel appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Uziel's data
- Uziel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (813 total births) through the 2020s (741) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Uziels (587 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Uziel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Uziel 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.