Ozymandias
Ramesses II, commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Ramesses II is regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom, which itself was the most powerful period of ancient Egypt.
Meaning & Origin of Ozymandias
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ramesses II, commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Ramesses II is regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom, which itself was the most powerful period of ancient Egypt.
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The Story of Ozymandias
The earliest SSA record of Ozymandias as a baby boy name dates back to 2018, when 7 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Ozymandias — #7,734 in the national rankings. About 68% of every Ozymandias on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Ozymandias last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 50 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ozymandias
Ozymandias is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 50 births in the dataset. Ozymandias's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #7,734. Use the chart and map above to compare Ozymandias'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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