Oziel
Oziel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Oziel França da Silva, Brazilian football player Oziel Hlalele Motaung, member of the Pan-African Parliament from Lesotho
Meaning & Origin of Oziel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oziel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Oziel França da Silva, Brazilian football player Oziel Hlalele Motaung, member of the Pan-African Parliament from Lesotho
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The Story of Oziel
Oziel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1963, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 212 Oziels were born — ranking #1,048 that year. As of 2026, Oziel ranks #1,048 for baby boys with 212 births, rising sharply (+122% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Oziels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Oziel
Oziel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Oziel's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,048. Use the chart and map above to compare Oziel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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