Oziah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-ZY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,087 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,826 for boys
Oziah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 1,826th for boys in the US (87 babies).
What does Oziah mean?
Hebrew: probably a form of Uzziah, influenced by Josiah
“God is my strength”
Probably a form of Uzziah, a king of Judah in the Bible, perhaps influenced by the sound of Josiah.
Is Oziah a girl's or a boy's name?
Oziah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 87 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oziah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 375% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Oziah, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Oziah of any year since it first appeared, in 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Oziah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
How popular is Oziah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,826among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 87about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 87 boys in the US were named Oziah, making it the 1,826th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,418th. It first appears in the records in 2006.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Oziah of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Oziah in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 93 boys in the US were given Oziah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,551, up from #1,826 for this spelling alone.
- Oziah 87
- Ozia 6
Oziah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87 | #1,826 |
| 2024 | 83 | #1,902 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,243 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,651 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,418 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,896 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
Nicknames for Oziah
- Oz 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Oziah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Muhammad Ibrahim Zakariya Abdullah Eesa Ayyub Jahziah Zayan Zayaan Aziah Huzaifa
Names related to Oziah
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Oziah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oziah, updated 20 October 2026.