boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Oziah

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,833 Trend ↑ Rising 92%
Rank 2025
#1,833
among boys · ↑82 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
87
named Oziah · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,633
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
87 babies
All-time total
612
#6,989 all-time among boys
First recorded
2006
in Social Security records

Oziah popularity over time

612 babies have been named Oziah since 2006, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 32 3 – #8,143
2010s 187 19 +484% #2,928
2020s (to 2025) 393 66 +250% #1,833

Where Oziah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 98 0.06 outside top 500
2027 109 0.06 outside top 500
2028 119 0.07 outside top 500
2029 129 0.08 outside top 500
2030 137 0.08 outside top 500

Where Oziah is most popular

Boys named Oziah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.039 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Oziah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 56 0.064 +62%
California 48 0.053 +34%
Florida 11 0.023 -41%
Georgia 5 0.020 -50%
North Carolina 5 0.020 -50%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Oziah

Oziah is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,833 in 2025 with 87 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2006, 612 American babies have been named Oziah. Its peak came in 2025, when 87 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Oziah stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Oziah?

The median living Oziah is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 7. An estimated 600 people named Oziah are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Oziah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 87 #1,833
2024 83 #1,915
2023 63 #2,265
2022 58 #2,433
2021 48 #2,686
2020 54 #2,433
2019 42 #2,928
2018 30 #3,680
2017 24 #4,302
2016 23 #4,433
2015 20 #4,846
2014 16 #5,653
2013 17 #5,338
2012 10 #7,980
2011 5 #13,794
2010 – –
2009 10 #8,143
2008 6 #12,180
2007 9 #8,726
2006 7 #10,366
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Oziah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Oziah?

The median living Oziah is about 4 years old. Half of all living Oziahs are between 1 and 7 years old.

How many people named Oziah are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Oziah are alive in the United States, based on 612 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Oziah in 2025?

Oziah ranked #1,833 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 87 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Oziah?

612 babies have been named Oziah in the United States since 2006, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Oziah most popular?

Oziah peaked in 2025, when 87 newborns received the name.

Is Oziah a boy or girl name?

Oziah is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Oziah rising or falling?

Oziah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Oziah become more popular?

Oziah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 137 boys named Oziah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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