Uziel
Uziel or Uzziel is documented as a Jewish family name in early 15th century Spain.
Meaning & Origin of Uziel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Uziel or Uzziel is documented as a Jewish family name in early 15th century Spain.
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The Story of Uziel
Uziel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 160 births, good for #1,206 nationwide. About 34% of every Uziel on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Uziel ranks #1,343 for baby boys with 143 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Uziel
Uziel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Uziel's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,206. Use the chart and map above to compare Uziel'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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