Given name & surname
Uziel
“power of Yahweh (God)”·“The Lord is my strength”·“power of God”
Uziel is a variant of Uzziah. Interpretations include “power of Yahweh (God)” and “The Lord is my strength” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Uziel is a variant of Uzziel. One interpretation is “power of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Uziel is a variant of Uzziah. Interpretations include “power of Yahweh (God)” and “The Lord is my strength” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Uziel is a variant of Uzziel. One interpretation is “power of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Uziel is a variant of Uzziah. An origin associated with Uzziah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Uziel is a variant of Uzziah. The history of Uzziah gives this family its wider story. Uzziah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Uziel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,500
- 2,500 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 160 babies
- 2025
- 127
- #1,424 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +127%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 127 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,424 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 127.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (29). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,788 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.
Uziel’s family of names
Uziel has a related form in Uzziel. Uziel has a related form in Uzziah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Uziel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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