Given name
Uzziel
“power of God”
Uzziel is used as a given name. One interpretation is “power of God.”
Original Hebrewעזיאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “power of God.”
Where it comes from
Uzziel is a variant of Uzziah. An origin associated with Uzziah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
The name appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Uzziel appears in Exodus 6:18, Numbers 3:27, 1 Chronicles 15:20 and 1 other passage.
- Exodus 6:18
- Numbers 3:27
- 1 Chronicles 15:20
- 1 Chronicles 25:18
From biblical name research
Uzziel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 669
- 669 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,745 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,745 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 40 in 2008. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 564 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.
Uzziel’s family of names
Uzziel has a related form in Uziel. Uzziel has a related form in Uzziah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 23
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Uzziel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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