Given name
Ozell
“having great strength”
Ozell is a variant of Oziel. One Spanish interpretation is “having great strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ozell is a variant of Oziel. One Spanish interpretation is “having great strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ozell is a variant of Oziel. An origin associated with Oziel is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ozell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,841
- 1,725 boys · 1,116 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,387 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,387 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 42 in 1937. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 850 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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