Ozil
Boy · OH-zil · Turkish
Ozil is a boys' name of Turkish origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Ozil mean?
Turkish: from the Turkish surname Ozil
Best known as the surname of German footballer Mesut Ozil, a 2014 World Cup winner.
- Say it
- OH-zil
Is Ozil a girl's or a boy's name?
Ozil is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ozil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Ozil, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 16 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Ozil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
How popular is Ozil in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Ozil, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Ozil in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ozil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
Nicknames for Ozil
- Oz 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ozil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi Achim Obaloluwa Oluwademilade Oluwafikayomi Oluwadunsin Oluwadarasimi Oluwatobiloba Kamsiyochukwu Oluwatamilore Tobechukwu Om
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