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Ossiel

Gender
Boy
Say it
oh-see-EL
Origin
Hebrew

Ossiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Ossiel mean?

Hebrew: spelling of Osiel; Spanish-American name, probably a form of Uzziel

“God is my strength”

Probably a form of Uzziel, a grandson of Levi in the Book of Exodus.

Meaning borrowed from Osiel.

Is Ossiel a girl's or a boy's name?

Ossiel is a boys' name.

How popular is Ossiel in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.

Half of all the boys named Ossiel in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.

1993Busiest: 10 in 19962024
Ossiel in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202410#7,760
20238#8,916
20225#12,322
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20147#9,636
20130–
20120–
20110–
20108#8,797
20090–
20087#9,864
20075#12,361
20066#10,655
20056#10,144
20049#7,530
20030–
20027#8,449
20015#10,548
20000–
19995#9,905
19980–
19970–
199610#5,528
19957#6,985
19940–
19936#7,631

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Sources

Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Ossiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ossiel, updated 20 October 2026.