Oziel
A Hebrew masculine name denoting "strength from God" or "he who is aided by God".
Name Census estimates that about 2,454 living Americans carry the first name Oziel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Oziel today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Oziel births was 2024 (205 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Oziel. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Oziel is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.5K
~ 1 in 139,672 Americans
Peak year
2024
205 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,064
Tracked since 1963
Census
Oziel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,953 people with the first name Oziel, which placed it at #7,701 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,701
National first-name rank
People counted
2.0K
1,953 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Oziel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Oziel is Hispanic at 96.5%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Black (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Oziel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Oziel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.5% · 1,884
- White2.2% · 43
- Black or African American0.8% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 3
Popularity
Oziel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Oziel from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 779 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Oziel by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Oziel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Oziels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. Texas, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Oziel, while Oregon, Massachusetts, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 158 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Oziel
The name Oziel has its origins in Hebrew and Aramaic languages, tracing back to ancient times around the 5th century BCE. It is derived from the Hebrew name "Uziel," which means "God is my strength" or "El (God) is my strength." The name is composed of two parts: "Uz," meaning strength, and "El," referring to God.
In the Bible, Uziel is mentioned as the name of one of the sons of Kohath, who was the son of Levi, the patriarch of the Levite tribe. Uziel and his brothers were assigned to carry the sacred articles of the Tabernacle during the Israelites' journey through the wilderness.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Oziel can be found in ancient Jewish and Aramaic texts from the Middle Eastern region. It was a popular name among Jewish communities in the Middle Ages and was occasionally used by Christian communities as well.
One of the earliest documented individuals with the name Oziel was Rabbi Oziel ben Jacob, a prominent Jewish scholar who lived in the 12th century CE in Lucena, Spain. He was known for his contributions to Biblical exegesis and Talmudic studies.
Another notable figure with the name Oziel was Oziel Wilkinson (1824-1890), an American author and educator who wrote several books on philosophy and education. He was a prominent figure in the transcendentalist movement and a close associate of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
In the 16th century, Oziel Sidrach was a French Protestant scholar and theologian who played a significant role in the French Protestant Reformation. He was known for his translations of biblical texts and his polemical works against the Catholic Church.
Oziel Whitehead (1854-1933) was an American architect who designed several notable buildings in Chicago, including the Auditorium Building and the Studebaker Theater. He was a pioneering figure in the Chicago School of Architecture.
Oziel Wilhite (1892-1969) was an American jazz pianist and bandleader who was active in the early 20th century. He was a prominent figure in the Kansas City jazz scene and is considered one of the pioneers of the Kansas City jazz style.
People
Oziel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Oziel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with O
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Oziel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oziel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,454 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Oziel going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 139,672 US residents.
Is Oziel a common name?
We classify Oziel as "Rare". It ranks above 94.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,488 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Oziel most popular?
The single biggest year for Oziel was 2024, when 205 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Oziel is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Oziel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,953 people with the name Oziel, or 0.65 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,701 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Oziel in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Oziel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Oziel appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,949 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Oziel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Oziel is Hispanic at 96.5%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Black (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Oziel most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Oziel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.5% (1,884 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Oziel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Oziel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Oziel in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Oziel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Oziel in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Oziel can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Oziel?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Oziel, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.