Given name
Ozni
“one who knows God”
Ozni is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who knows God.”
Original Hebrewאזני
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who knows God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb azen (אזן), “to balance or listen to.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2020. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ozni appears in Numbers 26:16, Genesis 46:16.
- Numbers 26:16
- Genesis 46:16
From biblical name research
Ozni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 20 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 8 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 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ozni’s family of names
Ozni has a related form in Oznea. Ozni has a related form in Oznee. Ozni has a related form in Ozney.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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