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
Ozymandias first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2018, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 10 Ozymandiass were born — ranking #7,734 that year. As of 2026, Ozymandias ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 50 Ozymandiass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through 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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