Uzziel
Masculine · “my strength is God”
Uzziel is a Hebrew sentence-name meaning my strength is God, and it belongs to a Levite in Exodus — an uncle of Moses and Aaron whose descendants carried the tabernacle.
How old is the name Uzziel?
Uzziel first appears in US birth records in 1987 — 38 years ago. The typical Uzziel alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 700 people named Uzziel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Uzziel most popular?
Uzziel peaked in 2008, reaching #2946 nationally. Today it ranks #3658, 712 places below that high. See the whole 2008 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Uzziel
Uzziel is a son of Kohath in the genealogies of Exodus and Numbers, and the Uzzielites are named among the Levite families with charge of the sanctuary furnishings. The name stayed in Jewish use and entered Christian naming after the Reformation. It is used in modern Israel, in observant Jewish families, and in Spanish-speaking countries where biblical names are drawn on freely.
Meaning
my strength is God
From Hebrew oz, strength, with the first-person possessive and the element meaning God; the same first element stands alone as the modern Israeli name Oz.
Pronouncing Uzziel
OO-zee-el
Three syllables, first stressed. Hebrew gives oo-zee-EL, with the stress at the end.
Nicknames for Uzziel
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1987
- Most boys named
- 200840 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2946reached in 2008
- Change vs 2024
- +30.4%30 in 2025, from 23
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Uzziel in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Uziel in Hebrew — spelling variant
- Uziel in Spanish — same name
- Oziel in Greek — transliteration
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas.
Uzziels among us
people named Uzziel are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 56,936 born in 2025 was named Uzziel
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Tymon test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Uzziel's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Tymon climbed just as high around 1974, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Tymon's path sketches the road Uzziel is walking now.
Uzziel sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Uzziel is headed
Uzziel should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Uzziel beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Uzziel in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning that forms a complete sentence.
- The -el ending puts it in visible company with Michael, Gabriel and Daniel.
- It begins with U, which is rare enough to keep it distinct on any list.
- The Uzi clip is the name of a firearm, which is very hard to avoid.
- The stress differs between the Hebrew and English readings.
- Uziel and Uzziel are both in use and neither is fully standard.
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Frequently asked
- How many Uzziels are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Uzziel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Uzziel in 2025?
- Uzziel ranks #3658 among US boy names in 2025, with 30 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Uzziel?
- About 1 in every 56,936 US boys born in 2025 was named Uzziel — 30 in all.
- Will my child share the name Uzziel with classmates?
- Uzziel will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Uzziel
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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