Given name & surname
Oza
“having great strength”
Oza is a variant of Oz. One Hebrew interpretation is “having great strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Oza is a variant of Oz. One Hebrew interpretation is “having great strength.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1899. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 180
- 26 boys · 154 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 13 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 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,048 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 Oza, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Ora
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Olga
“one who is blessed and successful”
>99% girls
Ilma
“determined protector”
>99% girls
Ocie
19% boys · 81% girls
Cova
>99% girls
Eda
Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”
>99% girls