Given name & surname
Oguz
“an arrow”
Oguz is used as a given name and a surname. One Hungarian interpretation is “an arrow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hungarian interpretation is “an arrow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hungarian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oguz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 215 as a first name in 2020; 205 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oguz’s family of names
Oguz has a related form in Oguze. Oguz has a related form in Oguzz. Oguz has a related form in Oguzze.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Oguz, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Istvan
“one who is crowned”
>99% boys
Timar
Timar is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in Romanian.
>99% boys
Trajan
“to last (to endure, continue over time)”
>99% boys
Lukacs
Lukacs is a surname from Hungarian.
>99% boys
Benedek
Benedek is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in English, Hungarian, and Romanian.
>99% boys
Kasson
Kasson is a surname, possibly from Hungarian.
>99% boys
Uros
“the little lord”
>99% boys
Tabor
“from the trenches” · “having bad luck”
>99% boys